adj
Meaning 1
Intoxicating; inebriating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inebriant
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noun
Meaning 2
An intoxicating agent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- alcohol (or drink) ruined him
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: drug of abuse, street drug, beverage, drink, drinkable, potable
Narrower terms: proof spirit, home brew, homebrew, hooch, hootch, kava, kavakava, aperitif, brew, brewage, sake, saki, rice beer, nipa, wine, vino, liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink, neutral spirits, ethyl alcohol, pulque, liqueur, cordial, mixed drink, hard cider, perry, rotgut, slug, koumiss, kumis
History
Etymology
From Latin inēbriāns (“intoxicating”).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: berauschend — Intoxicating
- German: Rauschmittel — Intoxicating agent
- German: berauschender Stoff — Intoxicating agent