intoxicant vs cordial

intoxicant and cordial both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intoxicant	Yes	Yes	No	No
cordial	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, cordial is a hyponym of intoxicant; that is, cordial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intoxicant:

intoxicant (noun)	cordial (noun)
a drug that can produce a state of intoxication	strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

intoxicant (adjective)	cordial (adjective)
causing intoxication	diffusing warmth and friendliness
	politely warm and friendly
	sincerely or intensely felt