soft drink

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: soft- -drink
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Meaning

noun

Any non-alcoholic drink that is carbonated, and usually also sweet.

noun

Any non-alcoholic drink.

Example Sentences

"If you'd like a soft drink, we have cola and lemonade."
""And then they run to him with whisky, and so they teach him to rely on the bottle and you get another case of a drunken medium. I know them. You keep off it, Tom!" "Yes, one of our trade should stick to soft drinks.""

Etymology

So called in contrast to strong alcoholic beverages, which are "hard liquors".

Inflected Forms

soft drinks (plural) softdrink (alternative)

Phrases

alcoholic beverage [[[Thesaurus:alcoholic beverage|WS]]]

Frequently Paired Words

cola alcoholic beverage [[[Thesaurus:alcoholic beverage|WS]]] hard liquor

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