intoxicant vs hard drink

hard drink vs intoxicant

intoxicant and hard drink both are nouns.

intoxicant is an adjective but hard drink is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intoxicant	Yes	Yes	No	No
hard drink	Yes	No	No	No

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

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

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

intoxicant (noun)	hard drink (noun)
a drug that can produce a state of intoxication	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

intoxicant (adjective)	hard drink (adjective)
causing intoxication

Difference between intoxicant and hard drink

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