nüchtern.
sober (not drunk; serious, not playful or passionate)
Meaning & usage
sober (not drunk; serious, not playful or passionate)
on an empty stomach
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matter-of-fact, unemotional
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German nüehtern, from Old High German nuohtarn, nuohturn, from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal”). The word was probably originally used among monks in monasteries, with sense development "nocturnal" > "of dawn (the edge of night and day)" > "not having consumed any sustenance yet" > "sober". Compare Danish nøgtern, Hunsrik nichter, English nocturnal.
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