liquid vs alcohol

alcohol vs liquid

liquid and alcohol both are nouns.

liquid is an adjective but alcohol is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liquid	Yes	Yes	No	No
alcohol	Yes	No	No	No

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

liquid: a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
alcohol: any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

Other hyponyms of liquid include beverage, drink, drinkable, potable, water, supernatant, ammonia, ammonia water, ammonium hydroxide, antifreeze, distillate, distillation, pyroligneous acid, wood vinegar, medium, ink, grume, liquor, sheep dip, snake oil, vape juice, stop-leak, stop leak.

liquid (noun)	alcohol (noun)
a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility	any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

liquid (adjective)	alcohol (adjective)
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
changed from a solid to a liquid state
clear and bright
in cash or easily convertible to cash
smooth and unconstrained in movement
smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness
filled or brimming with tears

Difference between liquid and alcohol

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