alcoholicity

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˌælkəhɔˈlɪsəti/ UK /ˌælkəhɒˈlɪsəti/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
the degree or strength of alcoholic content in a liquid

Customs taxed the spirit according to its alcoholicity.

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1 noun · the degree or strength of... proof strength

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Related forms alcohol alcoholic

Etymology

From alcoholic + -ity; from alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic al-kuḥl ('the kohl, fine powder').

al-kuḥl Arabic

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# alcoholicity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌælkəhɔˈlɪsəti
**IPA (UK):** ˌælkəhɒˈlɪsəti

## Meanings
1. the degree or strength of alcoholic content in a liquid

## Examples
- Customs taxed the spirit according to its alcoholicity.

## Synonyms
- proof
- strength

## Related Forms
- alcohol
- alcoholic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: al-kuḥl

## Etymology
From alcoholic + -ity; from alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic al-kuḥl ('the kohl, fine powder').

## AI Etymology
Alcoholicity is a noun meaning "the degree or strength of alcoholic content in a liquid". Historically, it is from alcoholic + -ity; from alcohol, from Medieval Latin alcohol, from Arabic al-kuḥl ('the kohl, fine powder'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: alcoholicity is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "the degree or strength of alcoholic content in a liquid", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain is anchored in Arabic al-kuḥl. Close English family members include alcohol, and alcoholic.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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