Meaning of nøktern | Babel Free

Definitions

1. calm, steady, down-to-earth
2. dispassionate, objective, factual, restrained
3. moderate, careful, frugal
4. sober
   archaic

Examples

“Han er ein nøktern mann.”

He is a calm man.

“Vitnet ga ei nøktern framstilling av hendingane.”

The witness gave a dispassionate account of the events.

“Me har sett opp eit nøkternt budsjett for det komande året.”

We have made a moderate budget for the coming year.