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aqua vitae

/ˌeɪkwə ˈvaɪti/

aqua vitae noun: an aqueous solution of alcohol typically prepared by distilling wine.

Noun

aqua vitae (countable and uncountable, plural aquae vitae)

  1. An aqueous solution of alcohol typically prepared by distilling wine.
  2. (archaic) A concentrated aqueous solution of ethanol.
  3. (archaic) Synonym of ardent spirits, particularly cognac and other French brandy.
    • Ile ſooner truſt an Iriſhman vvith my
      Aquauita bottle, Sir Hu our parſon vvith my cheeſe,
      A theefe to vvalk my ambling gelding, thẽ my vvife
      VVith her ſelfe […]c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, […] [T]he Merrie Wiues of Windsor. […] (First Quarto), London: […] T[homas] C[reede] for Arthur Ihonson, […], published 1602, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]
    Synonyms:
    water of life, eau de vie, ardent spirits, particularly cognac and other French brandy

aqua vitae meaning in Tamil

aqua vitae in Tamil

வெறிநீர்

Synonyms of aqua vitae

Forms of aqua vitae

pluralaquae vitae
alternative formaqua vitæ

Origin of aqua vitae

From Medieval Latin aqua vītae directly and via Middle English aqua vite and French eau-de-vie, from aqua (“water”) and vītae (“of life”). Doublet of aquavit and akvavit. Compare eau de vie, whisky, whiskey, and water of life from the same source.

Questions about aqua vitae

What does aqua vitae mean?
Aqua vitae means an aqueous solution of alcohol typically prepared by distilling wine.
What is aqua vitae in Tamil?
Aqua vitae in Tamil is வெறிநீர். See Aqua vitae meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aqua vitae?
Aqua vitae is a noun.
How do you pronounce aqua vitae?
Aqua vitae is pronounced /ˌeɪkwə ˈvaɪti/.
What is the plural of aqua vitae?
The plural of aqua vitae is aquae vitae.

Words near aqua vitae in the dictionary

  1. aqua mirabilis
  2. aqua pumpaginis
  3. aqua regia
  4. aqua regis
  5. aqua Tofana
  6. aqua vitae
  7. aqua vitæ
  8. aqua walking
  9. aqua-
  10. aquabatic
  11. aquabatics

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aqua vitae (page history and authors); aqua vitae (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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