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Soberness vs Moderation - What's the difference?

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Soberness is a related term of moderation.


As nouns the difference between soberness and moderation

is that soberness is the state or quality of being sober while moderation is moderation.

soberness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state or quality of being sober.
  • Synonyms

    * sobriety; see also

    Antonyms

    * See also

    moderation

    Noun

  • The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
  • * {{quote-book
  • , passage=...It regulates and governs the Passions of the Mind, and brings them into due moderation and frame... , page=17 , title=An Account of the Growth of Deism in England , author=William Stephens , year=1696}}
  • * 1772 , , [http://books.google.com/books?id=twVuAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA394]:
  • Mr. Chairman, at this moment I stand astonished at my own moderation !
  • * 1821 October 12, , [http://books.google.com/books?id=5q4XBa5jsy8C&pg=PA7]:
  • America is a model of force and freedom and moderation - with all the coarseness and rudeness of its people.
  • An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way
  • * {{quote-news, year=1936, date=March, work=The Southern Lumberman citation
  • , passage=With the quick moderation of the weather some buying has appeared that had been held up because of the extremely cold weather
  • The process of moderating a discussion
  • The moderation of a large online forum can be hard work.