English Explanatory Dictionary

alcoholic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who is addicted to alcohol.
  2. One who abuses alcohol.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to alcohol.
  2. Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
  3. Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.

Pronunciation

/ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/ /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/ /ˌæl.kəˈhɑ.lɪk/ en-us-alcoholic.ogg

Word forms

alcoholic alcoholics more alcoholic most alcoholic

Etymology

Etymology tree Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic.

Synonyms

alcoholic distilled fermented inebriate intoxicating spirituous

Antonyms

teetotaler on the wagon nonalcoholic alcohol-free virgin

Related words

friend of Bill W. alcohol alcoholic beverage drunk drunkard drunkenness

Derived words

alcoholically alcoholic encephalopathy alcoholicity Alcoholics Anonymous aminoalcoholic antialcoholic anti-alcoholic hydroalcoholic non-alcoholic nonalcoholic prealcoholic unalcoholic workalcoholic
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