spiritous

Thân thiện

A scientist carefully pours a spiritous liquid into a beaker.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Containing alcohol; alcoholic: Describes a liquid, typically a beverage, that contains a significant amount of alcohol (ethanol) as a result of distillation or fermentation.
   • Of the nature of or resembling spirits: Pertaining to the qualities of distilled alcoholic drinks, such as being strong, volatile, or intoxicating.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The bar specialized in various spiritous concoctions.
  • Medicinal tinctures in the 19th century were often spiritous solutions.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Historical Context: The term is often used in formal, legal, or historical texts to describe beverages with high alcohol content, distinguishing them from beers or wines. It is synonymous with "spirituous."
  • The law imposed a heavy tax on all spiritous liquors.

Variants and Related Words

• Spirituous (adj): An identical variant in meaning and usage. "Spirituous" is slightly more common in modern legal and formal English.
  • spirituous liquors
• Spirit (n): The core noun, referring to a strong distilled alcoholic drink.
  • whisky, vodka, and other spirits

Synonyms

• Alcoholic: Containing alcohol.
• Hard: Used informally to describe strong alcoholic drinks (e.g., hard liquor).
• Distilled: Produced by distillation, implying high alcohol content.

Antonyms

• Non-alcoholic: Containing no alcohol.
• Soft: Used informally for non-alcoholic drinks (e.g., soft drinks).

Notes on Usage

• Formality: "Spiritous" is a formal and somewhat archaic adjective. In contemporary English, "alcoholic" or the phrase "distilled spirits" is more common for general use.
• Precision: It specifically implies a drink with a high proof or concentration of alcohol, not merely any fermented beverage like wine or beer.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. containing or of the nature of alcohol
   • spiritous beverages
   • spirituous liquors

Từ đồng nghĩa

• spirituous