sobersides
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sobersides — [sō′bərsīdz΄] n. pl. sobersides a sedate, serious minded person sobersided adj … English World dictionary
sobersides — n. a very serious person; a grumpy old man. □ Old sobersides can’t manage to laugh at anything. □ Some sobersides came over and asked us to watch our language … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
sobersides — /soh beuhr suydz /, n., pl. sobersides. (used with a sing. v.) Slang. a humorless or habitually serious person. [1695 1705; SOBER + SIDE1 + S3] * * * … Universalium
sobersides — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1705 a sobersided person … New Collegiate Dictionary
sobersides — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prig, puritan, stick in the mud*; see prude … English dictionary for students
sobersides — noun informal, chiefly N. Amer. a sedate and serious person. Derivatives sobersided adjective … English new terms dictionary
sobersides — so•ber•sides [[t]ˈsoʊ bərˌsaɪdz[/t]] n. pl. sides. (used with a sing. v.) a humorless or habitually serious person • Etymology: 1695–1705 so′ber•sid ed, adj … From formal English to slang
sobersides — /ˈsoʊbəsaɪdz/ (say sohbuhsuydz) noun Colloquial a serious person …
sobersides — noun a serious and sedate individual • Hypernyms: ↑adult, ↑grownup … Useful english dictionary
earnestness — Synonyms and related words: abandon, absorption, advertence, advertency, alertness, ardency, ardor, assiduity, assiduousness, attention, attention span, attentiveness, awareness, care, commitment, committedness, concentration, consciousness,… … Moby Thesaurus
