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drinkable
(redirected from drinkability)

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drink·a·ble  (drngk-bl)
adj.
Suitable or fit for drinking; potable: drinkable water.
n.
A beverage.

drinka·bili·ty n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.drinkabledrinkable - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
milk - a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
wish-wash - any thin watery drink
potion - a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
hydromel - honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented
oenomel - wine mixed with honey
near beer - drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol
ginger beer - carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger
mixer - club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol
cooler - an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice
refresher - a drink that refreshes; "he stopped at the bar for a quick refresher"
smoothie - a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk
fizz - an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
cider, cyder - a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
chocolate, cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate - a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
fruit crush, fruit juice - drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit
ade, fruit drink - a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
mate - South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
soft drink - nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
coffee, java - a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee"
tea - a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink"
tea-like drink - a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves
drinking water - water suitable for drinking
liquid - a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
Adj.1.drinkable - suitable for drinking
undrinkable - unsuitable for drinking

drinkable
adjective fit to drink, potable, quaffable, gluggable (informal) The wine was drinkable.
Translations
drinkable [ˈdrɪŋkəbl] ADJ (= not poisonous) → potable; (= palatable) → aceptable, que se deja beber
quite drinkablenada malo
drinkable [ˈdrɪŋkəbəl] adj
(not dangerous to drink) [water] → potable
(= palatable) → buvable
drink-drive drink drive [ˌdrɪŋkˈdraɪv] modif (British) [charge, conviction, offence, ban] → pour conduite en état d'ivresse; [accident, crash] → lié à l'alcool au volant
drink-drive laws → législation contre l'alcool au volant
drink-drive campaign → campagne sur l'alcool au volant drink-drive limit
drink-drive limit n (British)taux m d'alcoolémie autorisé au volant
drink-driver drink driver [ˌdrɪŋkˈdraɪvər] n (British)conducteur/trice m/f en état d'ivresse
drink-driving [ˌdrɪŋkˈdraɪvɪŋ] (British)
nconduite f en état d'ivresse
modif [conviction] → pour conduite en état d'ivresse; [offence] → de conduite en état d'ivresse
drinkable
adj
(= not poisonous)trinkbar; drinkable waterTrinkwasser nt
(= palatable)genießbar, trinkbar; a very drinkable little wineein sehr süffiges Weinchen
drinkable [ˈdrɪŋkəbl] adj (not polluted, water) → potabile; (palatable) → bevibile
drinkable [ˈdrɪŋkəbl] adj (not polluted, water) → potabile; (palatable) → bevibile


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