Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alcohol-free

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: al-co-hol-free
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing no alcohol.

Example Sentences

"The Dutch brewery Bavaria immobilized yeast on a packed bed DEAE cellulose column for the industrial production of their alcohol-free beer (Meersman, 1992)."

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English alcohol-free From alcohol + -free.

Synonyms

nonalcoholic non-alcoholic

Questions

What does alcohol-free mean?: Containing no alcohol.
Where does alcohol-free come from?: Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English alcohol-free From alcohol + -free.

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