intoxicant vs hard liquor

hard liquor vs intoxicant

intoxicant and hard liquor both are nouns.

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

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

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

intoxicant: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
hard liquor: 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 drink, 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 liquor (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 liquor (adjective)
causing intoxication

Difference between intoxicant and hard liquor

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