sottishness vs intoxication

sottishness and intoxication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sottishness	Yes	No	No	No
intoxication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intoxication is a hypernym of sottishness; that is, intoxication is a word with a broader meaning than sottishness:

sottishness: stupefaction from drink
intoxication: a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

Other hypernyms of sottishness include drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, insobriety, tipsiness.

sottishness (noun)	intoxication (noun)
lack of restraint in use of alcohol	excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety
stupefaction from drink	a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
	the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance