inebriant

[in-ee-bree-uhnt, ih-nee-]

noun

1. an intoxicant.

adjective

1. inebriating; intoxicating.

inebriant

/ ɪnˈiːbrɪənt /

adjective

1. causing intoxication, esp drunkenness

noun

1. something that inebriates

Word History and Origins

Origin of inebriant¹

1810–20; < Latin inēbriant- (stem of inēbrians, present participle of inēbriāre to make drunk), equivalent to in- in- ² + ēbri ( us ) drunk + -ant- -ant

Example Sentences

But every movement needs a dreamer, and right now Jagger hopes to use his platform to rebrand cannabis as both an ingredient and a socially acceptable inebriant.

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Mr. McInerney, at 59, now writes a column for The Wall Street Journal about a less lethal inebriant: wine.

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Still, inebriants are what Anderson Valley does best.

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The effects of intoxicants are variously modified by the temperament of the individual and the nature of the inebriant.

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The use of Bhang doubtless dates from the dawn of civilisation, whose earliest social pleasures would be inebriants.

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Related Words

• alcohol 
• booze 
• liqueur 
• liquor 
• wine