adj
Meaning 1
Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- intoxicating liquor
- intoxicating product
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
intoxicating
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Meaning 2
Very exciting and stimulating, like alcohol or some other stimulant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- intoxicating speech
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of intoxicate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heady
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
causing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intoxicant
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مُسْكِرٌ (muskirun) — able to intoxicate
- Finnish: huumaava — able to intoxicate
- German: berauschend — able to intoxicate
- Hindi: मदिर (madir) — able to intoxicate
- Hindi: मादक (mādak) — able to intoxicate
- Irish: meisciúil — able to intoxicate
- Māori: whakahaurangi — able to intoxicate
- Scottish Gaelic: daorachail — able to intoxicate
- Spanish: intoxicante — able to intoxicate
- Spanish: intoxicador — able to intoxicate
- Spanish: atosigante — able to intoxicate
- Spanish: atosigador — able to intoxicate
- Finnish: huumaava — exciting and stimulating
- German: berauschend — exciting and stimulating
- Hindi: उत्तेजक (uttejak) — exciting and stimulating
- Irish: meisciúil — exciting and stimulating
- Scottish Gaelic: daorachail — exciting and stimulating