Origin: Germanic Old English suffix
Drunkenness has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
"drink was his downfall"
A state of being drunk.