liquid vs potable

potable vs liquid

liquid and potable both are nouns.

liquid and potable both are adjectives.

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

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

liquid: a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
potable: any liquid suitable for drinking

Other hyponyms of liquid include beverage, drink, drinkable, water, supernatant, alcohol, 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)	potable (noun)
a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')	any liquid suitable for drinking
the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

liquid (adjective)	potable (adjective)
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow	suitable for drinking
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 potable

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