Meanings
nounsoft drink (plural soft drinks)
plural soft drinks · alternative softdrink
- Any non-alcoholic drink that is carbonated, and usually also sweet.
If you'd like a soft drink, we have cola and lemonade.
- broadlyAny non-alcoholic drink.
"And then they run to him with whisky, and so they teach him to rely on the bottle and you get another case of a drunken medium. I know them. You keep off it, Tom!" "Yes, one of our trade should stick to soft drinks."
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
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So called in contrast to strong alcoholic beverages, which are "hard liquors".
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مَشْرُوب غَازِيّ
- مَشْرُوب غَازِيّ (mašrūb ḡāziyy)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Chinese Cantonese 汽水
- 汽水 (hei³ seoi²)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Chinese Mandarin 軟性飲料 /软性饮料, 軟飲料 /软饮料
- 軟性飲料 /软性饮料 (ruǎnxìng yǐnliào)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- 軟飲料 /软饮料 (ruǎnyǐnliào)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- 汽水 (qìshuǐ)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- 不含酒精的飲料 /不含酒精的饮料 (bù hán jiǔjīng de yǐnliào)any non-alcoholic beverage, such as Cola or milk
Danish sodavand, læskedrik
- sodavandsweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- læskedriksweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Dutch frisdrank, prik
- frisdranksweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- priksweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- limonadesweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- priklimonadesweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Esperanto refreŝigaĵo, senalkoholaĵo
- refreŝigaĵosweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- senalkoholaĵosweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Estonian karastusjook
- karastusjooksweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Finnish virvoitusjuoma, limonaati
- virvoitusjuomasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- limonaatisweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- limonadisweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- alkoholiton juomaany non-alcoholic beverage, such as Cola or milk
French boisson gazeuse, soda
- boisson gazeusesweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- sodasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
German Erfrischungsgetränk, Limonade
- Erfrischungsgetränksweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- Limonadesweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- Brausesweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- Sprudelsweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- Sprudelsaftsweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- alkoholfreies Getränkany non-alcoholic beverage, such as Cola or milk
Greek αναψυκτικό
- αναψυκτικό (anapsyktikó)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Hebrew מַשְׁקֶה קַל, מַשְׁקָאוֹת קַלִּים
- מַשְׁקֶה קַל (mashké kal)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- מַשְׁקָאוֹת קַלִּים (mashkaót kalím)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Hindi सोडा, सोडाआ
- सोडा (soḍā)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- सोडाआ (soḍāā)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Hungarian üdítő, üdítőital
- üdítősweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- üdítőitalsweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- alkoholmentes italany non-alcoholic beverage, such as Cola or milk
Icelandic gosdrykkur
- gosdrykkursweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Indonesian minuman ringan, minuman ringan
- minuman ringansweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- minuman ringanany non-alcoholic beverage, such as Cola or milk
Italian bibita, bevanda gassata
- bibitasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- bevanda gassatasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Japanese 清涼飲料, 清涼飲料水
- 清涼飲料 (seiryōinryō)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- 清涼飲料水 (seiryōinryōsui)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- ソフトドリンク (sofutodorinku)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- ソフトドリンク (sofuto dorinku)any non-alcoholic beverage, such as Cola or milk
Korean 청량음료, 소프트 드링크
- 청량음료 (cheongnyang'eumnyo)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- 소프트 드링크 (sopeuteu deuringkeu)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- 소프트 드링크 (sopeuteu deuringkeu)any non-alcoholic beverage, such as Cola or milk
Malay minuman ringan
- minuman ringansweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Māori wai reka
- wai rekasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Norwegian brus
- brussweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Persian نوشابه گازدار
- نوشابه گازدار (nušâbe-ye gâzdâr)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Polish napój gazowany, napój bezalkoholowy
- napój gazowanysweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- napój bezalkoholowyany non-alcoholic beverage, such as Cola or milk
Portuguese refrigerante, refresco
- refrigerantesweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- refrescosweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- sodasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Romanian băutură răcoritoare, răcoritoare
- băutură răcoritoaresweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- răcoritoaresweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Russian безалкого́льный напи́ток, газиро́ванный напи́ток
- безалкого́льный напи́ток (bezalkogólʹnyj napítok)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- газиро́ванный напи́ток (gaziróvannyj napítok)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Scottish Gaelic deoch-lag
- deoch-lagsweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Spanish gaseosa, bebida
- gaseosasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- bebidasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- refrescosweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- sodasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- agua (colloquial - short for agua gaseosa)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- caserasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- chescosweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- colasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- frescosweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- bebida de fantasiasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Swedish läsk, dricka
- läsksweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- drickasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- lemonadsweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- brussweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- läskedrycksweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Tamil குளிர்பானம்
- குளிர்பானம் (kuḷirpāṉam)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Thai น้ำอัดลม
- น้ำอัดลม (náam-àt-lom)sweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
Vietnamese nước ngọt có ga, nước ngọt
- nước ngọt có gasweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- nước ngọtsweet, non-alcoholic carbonated beverage
- đồ uống không cồnany non-alcoholic beverage, such as Cola or milk
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APA
soft drink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20drink
MLA
“soft drink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20drink. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soft drink,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soft%20drink.
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