Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard liquor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: hard liquor
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of liquor (strict sense): a beverage that has been distilled to give it a high alcohol content (high proof, high ABV).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Various hard liquors have become cultural touchstones, as bourbon in Kentucky, vodka in Russia, and baijiu in China."

Etymology

Clarification of the intended sense of liquor, which originally had a wider sense of application to many liquids and remains polysemous regarding distilled alcoholic drinks versus nondistilled ones (such as beer and wine).

Usage

Inflected Forms

hard liquors (plural)

Phrases

short drink

Frequently Paired Words

short drink shooter malt liquor beer ale wine wine cooler soft drink

Synonyms

spirits hard drink strong drink booze aqua vitae water of life liquor john barleycorn

Questions

What does hard liquor mean?: Synonym of liquor (strict sense): a beverage that has been distilled to give it a high alcohol content (high proof, high ABV).
Where does hard liquor come from?: Clarification of the intended sense of liquor, which originally had a wider sense of application to many liquids and remains polysemous regarding distilled alcoholic drinks versus nondistilled ones (such as beer and wine).

How to pronounce hard liquor

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