vinolent C2+ Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈvaɪ.nə.lənt/ UK /ˈvɪn.ə.lənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj fond of drinking wine, especially to excess; wine-soaked or drunken A vinolent warmth softened the quarrels around the dinner table. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · fond of drinking wine,... wine-lovingbibulousdrunken ↔ Opposites abstemioussober Word family Related forms winevinous Etymology From Middle English vynolent and Latin vinolentus, 'full of or addicted to wine,' from vinum, 'wine.' Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # vinolent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈvaɪ.nə.lənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈvɪn.ə.lənt/ ## Meanings 1. fond of drinking wine, especially to excess; wine-soaked or drunken ## Examples - A vinolent warmth softened the quarrels around the dinner table. ## Synonyms - wine-loving - bibulous - drunken ## Antonyms - abstemious - sober ## Related Forms - wine - vinous ## Etymology From Middle English vynolent and Latin vinolentus, 'full of or addicted to wine,' from vinum, 'wine.' ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown