potable vs inebriant

inebriant vs potable

potable and inebriant both are nouns.

potable is an adjective but inebriant is not an adjective.

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

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

potable: any liquid suitable for drinking
inebriant: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

Other hyponyms of potable include milk, wish-wash, potion, alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, intoxicant, hydromel, oenomel, near beer, ginger beer, mixer, cooler, refresher, smoothie, fizz, cider, cyder, chocolate, cocoa, drinking chocolate, hot chocolate, fruit crush, fruit juice, ade, fruit drink, mate, soft drink, coffee, java, tea, tea-like drink, drinking water, horchata, parahoma.

potable (noun)	inebriant (noun)
any liquid suitable for drinking	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

potable (adjective)	inebriant (adjective)
suitable for drinking

Difference between potable and inebriant

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