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Gravity vs Sobriety - What's the difference?

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Gravity is a synonym of sobriety.


As nouns the difference between gravity and sobriety

is that gravity is resultant force on earth's surface, of the attraction by the earth's masses, and the centrifugal pseudo-force caused by the earth's rotation while sobriety is the quality or state of being sober.

gravity

Noun

  • Resultant force on Earth's surface, of the attraction by the Earth's masses, and the centrifugal pseudo-force caused by the Earth's rotation.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
  • , volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Fantasy of navigation , passage=It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […].}}
  • Gravitation, universal force exercised by two bodies onto each other
    (In casual discussion, gravity and gravitation are often used interchangeably).
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01, author=Michael Riordan, volume=100, issue=1, page=86
  • , magazine=(American Scientist) , title= Tackling Infinity , passage=Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity , have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.}}
  • The state or condition of having weight; weight; heaviness.
  • Specific gravity.
  • The state or condition of being grave (graveness).
  • Synonyms

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    References

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    sobriety

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality or state of being sober.
  • The quality or state of not being intoxicated.
  • The quality or state of being grave or earnestly thoughtful.
  • The state or quality of being unhurried; a state of calm.
  • A state of moderation or seriousness.
  • A state of modest in color or style.
  • Soundness of judgement.
  • Synonyms

    * (quality or state of not being intoxicated) soberness; see also

    Antonyms

    * (quality or state of not being intoxicated) drunkenness, intoxication; see also

    Derived terms

    * (l)