ardent spirits

plural noun

: strong distilled liquors

Synonyms

• alcohol
• aqua vitae
• booze
• bottle
• drink
• firewater
• grog
• hooch [slang]
• inebriant
• intoxicant
• John Barleycorn
• juice [slang]
• liquor
• lush [slang]
• moonshine
• potable
• rum
• sauce [slang]
• spirits
• stimulant
• strong drink
• tipple

Examples of ardent spirits in a Sentence

a pro-temperance political cartoon from the 1920s that depicted the evils of ardent spirits

Word History

First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined above