alcoholic drink vs hard liquor

hard liquor vs alcoholic drink

alcoholic drink and hard liquor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alcoholic drink	Yes	No	No	No
hard liquor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hard liquor is a hyponym of alcoholic drink; that is, hard liquor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alcoholic drink:

alcoholic drink: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
hard liquor: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

Other hyponyms of alcoholic drink include proof spirit, home brew, homebrew, hooch, hootch, kava, kavakava, aperitif, brew, brewage, rice beer, sake, saki, nipa, vino, wine, booze, hard drink, John Barleycorn, liquor, spirits, strong drink, ethyl alcohol, neutral spirits, pulque, cordial, liqueur, mixed drink, hard cider, perry, rotgut, slug, koumiss, kumis.

alcoholic drink (noun)	hard liquor (noun)
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

Difference between alcoholic drink and hard liquor

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