sober-minded
adjective
rational; sensible.
sober-mindedness
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a word derived from
sober-minded.
Example Sentences
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The things which American life and manners preach to her are not patience, sober-mindedness, faithfulness, diligence, and honesty, and eagerness for physical enjoyment.
From Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 by Edwin Lawrence Godkin
There was a sober-mindedness in the man; his companions were contented though he only looked on tolerantly at their fun, for the most part, without taking any active share himself.
From Strangers and Wayfarers by Sarah Orne Jewett
But what is the proof of sober-mindedness in man or woman?
From The Economist by Henry Graham Dakyns
She was Miss Harriet's young Boston cousin, Helena Vernon, who, half-amused and half-impatient at the unnecessary sober-mindedness of her hostess and of Ashford in general, had set herself to the difficult task of gayety.
From The Queen's Twin and Other Stories by Sarah Orne Jewett
Now sober-mindedness invites us to frugality and the acquisition of real advantages; but wealth to extravagance, and it drags us away from sober-mindedness.
From Seekers after God by F. W. (Frederic William) Farrar
