As nouns the difference between drunkenness and inebriety
is that drunkenness is a state of being drunk while inebriety is the state of being inebriated; inebriation, drunkenness.
drunkenness
English
Noun
(en-noun)
A state of being drunk
Synonyms
* See also
Antonyms
* soberness; see also
Related terms
* drunk
* drunkard
* drunken
inebriety
English
Noun
(inebrieties)
The state of being inebriated; inebriation, drunkenness.
References
* Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.