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ardent spirits

ardent spirits noun: distilled alcoholic liquor such as whiskey, brandy, or vodka; especially, strong variants thereof (higher-proof versions).

Noun

ardent spirits pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Distilled alcoholic liquor such as whiskey, brandy, or vodka; especially, strong variants thereof (higher-proof versions).
    • Near-synonyms: hard liquor, liquor (narrow sense), strong drink (narrow sense), hard drink (narrow sense), spirits
    • "Even then I realized the possibilities of my suburb, that hotbed of revolution in which heroes, inventors, and practical men of science, rogues and scoundrels, virtues and vices, were all packed together by poverty, stifled by necessity, drowned in drink, and consumed by ardent spirits."1837, et al, Honoré de Balzac, translated by Clara Bell, Facino Cane

ardent spirits meaning in Tamil and Bengali

ardent spirits in Tamil

பேய்த்தண்ணீர்

ardent spirits in Bengali

ব্র্যান্ডি, ভদকা, এগুলোর তীব্র রূপ

Synonyms of ardent spirits

All synonyms of ardent spirits

Origin of ardent spirits

First attested 1471, from its inflammability; see etymology section of ardent.

Questions about ardent spirits

What does ardent spirits mean?
Ardent spirits means distilled alcoholic liquor such as whiskey, brandy, or vodka; especially, strong variants thereof (higher-proof versions).
What is ardent spirits in Tamil?
Ardent spirits in Tamil is பேய்த்தண்ணீர். See Ardent spirits meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ardent spirits?
Ardent spirits is a noun.

Words near ardent spirits in the dictionary

  1. Ardennes
  2. Ardennes Forest
  3. ardennite
  4. ardennites
  5. ardent
  6. ardent spirits
  7. ardentest
  8. ardently
  9. ardentness
  10. Ardentric
  11. ardeparin

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