lemonade

[lem-uh-neyd, lem-uh-neyd]

noun

1. a beverage consisting of lemon juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.

lemonade

/ ˌlɛməˈneɪd /

noun

1. a drink made from lemon juice, sugar, and water or from carbonated water, citric acid, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of lemonade¹

1655–65; lemon + -ade ¹, modeled on French limonade or Spanish limonada

Example Sentences

Clearly, optimism can be a very fine trait, with the power to turn lemons into lemonade, apples into blackberries, and so forth.

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I’m a sucker for watermelon lemonade, which they do not offer, but I wasn’t deterred.

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The ghoulish heads are then combined with store bought cider, lemonade and rum in a large punchbowl.

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That day, in her parents’ closet, Robinson turned lemons into hard lemonade, and with a visor high on her head like a regal crown, a new version of herself emerged — an entitled one.

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One colleague was outraged to be sent a bill for £9 for a glass of hangover-busting orange juice and lemonade at an unassuming little restaurant in Kent.

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