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alcoholic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌæl.kəˈhɑ.lɪk/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/ (General-American)
• /ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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 *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to alcohol.
2. Having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents.
   • A statement from the official Lao News Agency (KPL) Friday reported that “the consumption of tainted alcoholic beverages” was the suspected cause of the deaths. 2024 November 27, Jessie Yeung and Isaac Yee, “Laos detains foreign hostel staff over backpacker methanol poisonings as families and travelers demand answers”, in CNN:
   • He ordered an alcoholic beverage.
   • The oysters were sour, and excessively alcoholic.
3. Of, pertaining to, or affected by alcoholism.

Forms

Antonyms

nonalcoholic · virgin · alcohol-free

Deriveds

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

Hypernyms

heady · inebrious

Relateds

drunkard · alcoholic beverage · drunk · drunkenness · alcohol

Synonyms

spirituous · distilled · inebriate · alcoholic · intoxicating · fermented

Translations (83)

nb alkoholholdig (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · fr alcoolique (of or pertaining to alcohol) · el αλκοολικός (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · gl alcohólico (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · pl alkoholiczny (of alcoholism) · hy ալկոհոլային (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · it alcolico (of or pertaining to alcohol) · hu alkohol- (of or pertaining to alcohol) · cmn 酒精中毒的 (of alcoholism) · cmn 酒精的 (of or pertaining to alcohol) · ja アルコール入りの (of or pertaining to alcohol) · sh alkoholni (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · nl alcoholisch (of or pertaining to alcohol) · pt alcoólico (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · it alcolico (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · sv alkoholhaltig (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · ro alcoolic (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · mk алкохо́лен (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · hu alkoholos (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · el αλκοολικός (of alcoholism) · ro alcoolic (of or pertaining to alcohol) · la alcoholicus (of or pertaining to alcohol) · ia alcoholic (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · fi alkoholipitoinen (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · bg спиртен (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · ru алкого́льный (of or pertaining to alcohol) · ko 알코올 중독의 (of alcoholism) · fi alkoholi- (of or pertaining to alcohol) · bg алкохолен (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · hi मादक (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · pt alcoólico (of or pertaining to alcohol) · bg алкохолен (of or pertaining to alcohol) · de alkoholisch (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · ru алкого́льный (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · el αλκοολικός (of or pertaining to alcohol) · lv alkoholisks (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · mk алкохоличарски (of alcoholism) · sh alkoholni (of or pertaining to alcohol) · ca alcohòlic (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · ka ალკოჰოლური (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · cmn 酗酒的 (of alcoholism) · ar كُحُولِيّ (of or pertaining to alcohol) · cmn 酒精性的 (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · ka სპირტიანი (of or pertaining to alcohol) · de alkoholhaltig (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · hy ալկոհոլային (of or pertaining to alcohol) · cy alcoholaidd (of or pertaining to alcohol) · cmn 含酒精的 (of or pertaining to alcohol) · et alkoholi- (of or pertaining to alcohol) · id alkoholik (of or pertaining to alcohol) · ca alcohòlic (of alcoholism) · ko 알코올이 들어간 (of or pertaining to alcohol) · pl alkoholowy (of or pertaining to alcohol) · tr alkollü (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · ka ალკოჰოლური (of or pertaining to alcohol) · it alcolizzato (of alcoholism) · cy alcoholig (of or pertaining to alcohol) · cs alkoholický (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · lv alkoholisks (of or pertaining to alcohol) · ka სპირტიანი (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · fi alkoholisoitunut (of alcoholism) · ms beralkohol (of alcoholism) · ca alcohòlic (of or pertaining to alcohol) · gl alcohólico (of alcoholism) · et alkohoolne (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · fr alcoolisé (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · ast alcohólicu (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · ast alcohólicu (of or pertaining to alcohol) · cmn 含酒精的 (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · ja アルコール中毒の (of alcoholism) · cy alcoholig (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · bg алкохоличен (of alcoholism) · nrf alcoolique (of or pertaining to alcohol) · sv alkohol- (of or pertaining to alcohol) · hi मादक (of or pertaining to alcohol) · es alcohólico (of or pertaining to alcohol) · gl alcohólico (of or pertaining to alcohol) · es alcohólico (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · fi alkoholismi- (of alcoholism) · sk alkoholický (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · ms beralkohol (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) · ar رُوحِيّ (of or pertaining to alcohol) · mk алкохо́лен (of or pertaining to alcohol)

alcoholic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌæl.kəˈhɑ.lɪk/ (cot-caught-merger)
• /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/ (General-American)
• /ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

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 *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic First attested 1891, from alcohol + -ic.

Meanings

1. A person who is addicted to alcohol.
   • Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around. 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
   • Don't you know you've got your daddy's eyes Daddy was an alcoholic 2001, Starsailor, Alcoholic:
2. One who abuses alcohol.

Forms

Antonyms

teetotaler (antonym(s) of) · on the wagon

Deriveds

beeraholic · waterholic

Relateds

friend of Bill W.

Translations (188)

nl alcoholist (a person addicted to alcohol) · fi alkoholisti (a person addicted to alcohol) · ru алкого́лик (one who abuses alcohol) · cmn 酗酒成性者 (one who abuses alcohol) · bg алкохо́личка (one who abuses alcohol) · ja アル中 (one who abuses alcohol) · et alkohoolik (a person addicted to alcohol) · uk пия́ка (one who abuses alcohol) · et joodik (one who abuses alcohol) · km សុរាបានក (a person addicted to alcohol) · tg майзада (a person addicted to alcohol) · uz alkogolik (a person addicted to alcohol) · sl pijanka (one who abuses alcohol) · ko 주보 (one who abuses alcohol) · pt alcoólico (a person addicted to alcohol) · hy ալկաշ (a person addicted to alcohol) · fr alcoolique (one who abuses alcohol) · ja 小虎 (one who abuses alcohol) · de Alkoholkranker (one who abuses alcohol) · ro alcoolic (a person addicted to alcohol) · ca alcohòlic (a person addicted to alcohol) · de Alkoholkranke (a person addicted to alcohol) · da alkoholiker (a person addicted to alcohol) · hy ալկոհոլիկ (one who abuses alcohol) · pl alkoholik (one who abuses alcohol) · es alcohólico (one who abuses alcohol) · mi kiriwara waipiro (a person addicted to alcohol) · km សុរាសោណ្ឌ (a person addicted to alcohol) · uk п'янчу́га (one who abuses alcohol) · th ขี้เมา (a person addicted to alcohol) · cs opilec (one who abuses alcohol) · hi शराबी (a person addicted to alcohol) · gl alcohólico (a person addicted to alcohol) · el αλκοολικός (a person addicted to alcohol) · fi alkoholisti (one who abuses alcohol) · ar مُعَاقِر (one who abuses alcohol) · lt alkoholikas (a person addicted to alcohol) · be алкагалі́чка (a person addicted to alcohol) · be п'я́ніца (one who abuses alcohol) · ja 愛飲家 (one who abuses alcohol) · bg алкохо́лик (one who abuses alcohol) · kk ішкіш (a person addicted to alcohol) · it alcolizzato (one who abuses alcohol) · pl alkoholiczka (one who abuses alcohol) · ja 辛党 (one who abuses alcohol) · uk алкого́лічка (a person addicted to alcohol) · km សុរាសោណ្ឌ (one who abuses alcohol) · uk пите́ць (one who abuses alcohol) · cs alkoholik (a person addicted to alcohol) · kk араққұмар (a person addicted to alcohol) · ca alcohòlic (one who abuses alcohol) · sk pijanka (one who abuses alcohol) · kk араққор (a person addicted to alcohol) · es alcoholista (one who abuses alcohol) · hy ալկաշ (one who abuses alcohol) · es alcohólico (a person addicted to alcohol) · tr sünger (a person addicted to alcohol) · ro alcoolică (a person addicted to alcohol) · ko 알코올 중독자 (a person addicted to alcohol) · it alcoolizzato (a person addicted to alcohol) · cmn 嗜酒者 (one who abuses alcohol) · de Alkoholsüchtige (a person addicted to alcohol) · fi juoppo (one who abuses alcohol) · sv fyllerist (a person addicted to alcohol) · de Alkoholiker (a person addicted to alcohol) · sh alkohòličār (a person addicted to alcohol) · uk алкоголі́чка (a person addicted to alcohol) · cs pijanka (one who abuses alcohol) · ja アルコール中毒者 (a person addicted to alcohol) · da alkoholiker (one who abuses alcohol) · de Alkoholikerin (one who abuses alcohol) · km អ្នកមានរោគស្រា (a person addicted to alcohol) · sv suput (a person addicted to alcohol) · te తాగుబోతు (a person addicted to alcohol) · lv alkoholiķe (a person addicted to alcohol) · it alcolista (a person addicted to alcohol) · gl alcohólico (one who abuses alcohol) · ga alcólach (a person addicted to alcohol) · mk пијаница (one who abuses alcohol) · pt alcoólatra (one who abuses alcohol) · nl alcoholiste (a person addicted to alcohol) · sk pijan (one who abuses alcohol) · it alcolista (one who abuses alcohol) · sl pijanec (one who abuses alcohol) · th นักเลงสุรา (a person addicted to alcohol) · tr küplü (a person addicted to alcohol) · de Alkoholikerin (a person addicted to alcohol) · hy ալկոհոլիկ (a person addicted to alcohol) · gv sheer-veshtallagh (one who abuses alcohol) · cs alkoholik (one who abuses alcohol) · ka ალკოჰოლიკი (a person addicted to alcohol) · tr içkici (a person addicted to alcohol) · cmn 酒鬼 (one who abuses alcohol) · sv alkis (a person addicted to alcohol) · ms kaki botol (one who abuses alcohol) · el αλκοολικός (one who abuses alcohol) · et joodik (a person addicted to alcohol) · hi पियक्कड़ (a person addicted to alcohol) · mk алкохоличарка (a person addicted to alcohol) · az alkoqolik (a person addicted to alcohol) · mk алкохоличарка (one who abuses alcohol) · ky алкоголик (a person addicted to alcohol) · ms kaki botol (a person addicted to alcohol) · pl alkoholiczka (a person addicted to alcohol) · km មនុស្សឱបឪទឹន (a person addicted to alcohol) · mk алкохоличар (a person addicted to alcohol) · ko 대주가 (one who abuses alcohol) · ka ალკოჰოლიკი (one who abuses alcohol) · ru алка́ш (one who abuses alcohol) · hu alkoholista (a person addicted to alcohol) · ja 酒飲み (one who abuses alcohol) · ar سِكِّيرَة (a person addicted to alcohol) · bg алкохо́личка (a person addicted to alcohol) · tr ayyaş (a person addicted to alcohol) · cmn 酗酒者 (one who abuses alcohol) · ar خِمِّير (one who abuses alcohol) · tr alkolik (one who abuses alcohol) · kk маскүнем (a person addicted to alcohol) · sv alkoholist (one who abuses alcohol) · ar سِكِّير (a person addicted to alcohol) · eo alkoholulo (a person addicted to alcohol) · es escabiador (one who abuses alcohol) · ja 飲兵衛 (one who abuses alcohol) · lt alkoholikė (a person addicted to alcohol) · uk п'яни́ця (one who abuses alcohol) · nn alkoholikar (a person addicted to alcohol) · sk alkoholička (a person addicted to alcohol) · cs opilkyně (one who abuses alcohol) · ko 술고래 (one who abuses alcohol) · be алкаго́лік (a person addicted to alcohol) · nb alkoholiker (a person addicted to alcohol) · mk алкохоличар (one who abuses alcohol) · or ମଦୁଆ (a person addicted to alcohol) · de Alkoholsüchtiger (a person addicted to alcohol) · id alkoholik (a person addicted to alcohol) · uk алкого́лік (a person addicted to alcohol) · ru алкоголи́чка (a person addicted to alcohol) · it alcoldipendente (a person addicted to alcohol) · uk випива́ка (one who abuses alcohol) · el αλκοολική (a person addicted to alcohol) · ar سِكِّير (one who abuses alcohol) · et alkohoolik (one who abuses alcohol) · lv alkoholiķis (one who abuses alcohol) · ru алка́ш (a person addicted to alcohol) · gv sheer-veshtallagh (a person addicted to alcohol) · pt alcoólatra (a person addicted to alcohol) · ru алкоголи́чка (one who abuses alcohol) · bg пия́ница (one who abuses alcohol) · sl alkoholik (a person addicted to alcohol) · sv drinkare (a person addicted to alcohol) · cs alkoholička (one who abuses alcohol) · ru пропо́йца (one who abuses alcohol) · de Alkoholkranke (one who abuses alcohol) · ru алкого́лик (a person addicted to alcohol) · kk араққор (one who abuses alcohol) · kk араққұмар (one who abuses alcohol) · de Alkoholkranker (a person addicted to alcohol) · nl alcoholicus (a person addicted to alcohol) · lv alkoholiķis (a person addicted to alcohol) · pl alkoholik (a person addicted to alcohol) · de Alkoholiker (one who abuses alcohol) · tr içkici (one who abuses alcohol) · sh алкохо̀лича̄р (a person addicted to alcohol) · vo lalkoholiälan (a person addicted to alcohol) · ru пьянчу́га (one who abuses alcohol) · ru выпиво́ха (one who abuses alcohol) · gl alcohólica (one who abuses alcohol) · el αλκοολική (one who abuses alcohol) · ru пья́ница (one who abuses alcohol) · ja 飲んだくれ (one who abuses alcohol) · be прапо́йца (one who abuses alcohol) · tr alkolik (a person addicted to alcohol) · bg алкохо́лик (a person addicted to alcohol) · sv fyllo (a person addicted to alcohol) · fr alcoolique (a person addicted to alcohol) · mi kaiwara waipiro (a person addicted to alcohol) · ga alcólach (one who abuses alcohol) · es escabiador (a person addicted to alcohol) · tr ayyaş (one who abuses alcohol) · fa الکلی (a person addicted to alcohol) · cmn 酒精成癮者 /酒精成瘾者 (a person addicted to alcohol) · sl alkoholičarka (a person addicted to alcohol) · sv alkoholist (a person addicted to alcohol) · vi người nghiện rượu (a person addicted to alcohol) · th ขี้เหล้า (a person addicted to alcohol) · cs alkoholička (a person addicted to alcohol) · sk alkoholik (a person addicted to alcohol) · cs pijan (one who abuses alcohol)