any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
alcoholic
noun
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
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Europe
🇩🇪German
Alkoholiker
eine Person, die regelmäßig übermäßig viel Alkohol trinkt
🇫🇷French
alcoolique
une personne qui boit habituellement de l'alcool avec excès
🇪🇸Spanish
alcohólico
una persona que bebe alcohol en exceso habitualmente
🇮🇹Italian
alcolico
una persona che beve abitualmente alcol in eccesso
🇳🇱Dutch
alcoholisch
iemand die gewoonlijk teveel alcohol drinkt
🇵🇹Portuguese
alcoólico
uma pessoa que bebe álcool em excesso habitualmente
🇷🇺Russian
алкоголик
человек, регулярно злоупотребляющий алкоголем
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मादक
वह व्यक्ति जो आदतन अत्यधिक शराब पीता हो
🇧🇩Bengali
মদ্যপ
একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি অভ্যাসগতভাবে অতিরিক্ত অ্যালকোহল পান করেন
🇮🇳Tamil
குடிப்பழக்கம்
அதிகமாக மது அருந்தும் நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
మద్యపానం
అలవాటుగా అధికంగా మద్యం సేవించే వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
मद्यपी
एक व्यक्ती जी सवयीने जास्त प्रमाणात दारू पिते
🇮🇳Gujarati
આલ્કોહોલિક
એક વ્યક્તિ જે આદતથી વધુ પડતો દારૂ પીવે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆಲ್ಕೊಹಾಲ್ಯುಕ್ತ
ಮಿತಿಮೀರಿದ ಮದ್ಯಪಾನ ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മദ്യപാനി
അമിതമായി മദ്യം കഴിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ਰਾਬੀ
ਉਹ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਆਦਤ ਤੋਂ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਸ਼ਰਾਬ ਪੀਂਦਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
شرابی
وہ شخص جو عادت سے زیادہ شراب پیتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
酗酒的
习惯性过量饮酒的人
🇯🇵Japanese
アルコール依存症
習慣的にアルコールを過剰に飲む人
🇰🇷Korean
알코올 중독자
상습적으로 술을 과도하게 마시는 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
rượu
một người thường xuyên uống rượu quá mức
🇹🇭Thai
ติดแอลกอฮอล์
คนที่ดื่มแอลกอฮอล์มากเกินไปจนเป็นนิสัย
🇮🇩Indonesian
beralkohol
seseorang yang biasa meminum alkohol secara berlebihan
🇵🇭Filipino
alkoholiko
isang taong labis na umiinom ng alak
🇲🇾Malay
beralkohol
seseorang yang minum alkohol secara berlebihan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كحولي
الشخص الذي يشرب الكحول بكثرة بشكل معتاد
🇮🇷Persian
الکلی
شخصی که به طور معمول الکل مصرف می کند
🇹🇷Turkish
alkollü
alışkanlıkla aşırı alkol içen kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
כּוֹהָלִי
אדם ששותה אלכוהול באופן מוגזם
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'alcoholic'?
The primary meaning of 'alcoholic' is 'a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'alcoholic' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'alcoholic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'alcoholic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'alcoholic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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Do you find 'alcoholic' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'alcoholic' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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