liquid vs liquor

liquor vs liquid

liquid and liquor both are nouns.

liquid is an adjective but liquor is not an adjective.

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

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

liquid: a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
liquor: a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process

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

liquid (noun)	liquor (noun)
a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility	the liquid in which vegetables or meat have been cooked
fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume	a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process
a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

liquid (adjective)	liquor (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 liquor

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