Meanings
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of spirit
noun
- pluralplural of spirit
nounspirits pl (plural only)
- AustraliaNew ZealandUKpluralplural onlyDistilled alcoholic beverages.
Synonyms: hard liquor, hard drink, liquor
Synonyms & antonyms
nounDistilled alcoholic beverages.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounan alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
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Translations
Arabic كُحُول, خَمْر
- كُحُول (kuḥūl)strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
- خَمْر (ḵamr)strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Czech destilát, lihovina
- destilátstrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
- lihovinastrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Danish likør, spiritus
- likørstrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
- spiritusstrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Esperanto alkoholaĵo, likvoro
- alkoholaĵostrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
- likvorostrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Finnish viina
- viinastrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
French spiritueux
- spiritueuxstrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Greek οινοπνευματώδη
- οινοπνευματώδη (oinopnevmatódi)strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Hungarian alkohol, szesz
- alkoholstrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
- szeszstrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
- szeszes italstrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
- röviditalstrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Irish biotáille
- biotáillestrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Latvian spirts
- spirtsstrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Norwegian sprit
- spritstrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Persian عرق
- عرق ('araq)strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Polish napój alkoholowy
- napój alkoholowystrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Portuguese destilados
- destiladosstrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Romanian spirt, spirturi
- spirtstrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
- spirturistrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Russian спирт
- спирт (spirt)strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Swahili spiriti
- spiritistrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Swedish sprit
- spritstrong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
Thai สุรา
- สุรา (sù-raa)strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
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Cite this entry
APA
spirits. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirits
MLA
“spirits.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirits. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spirits,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spirits.
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