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booziness

booziness

7.7
A strong alcohol taste in food or drink
  • noun
  • /ˈbuːziˌnəs/
translation icon : sabor a alcohol
  • He could detect a hint of booziness in the chocolate cake.

Examples

  • Reducing the wine in the sauce lessened its booziness but kept the rich flavor.

  • The booziness of the cocktail was too strong for her taste.

  • The booziness of the cocktail was overwhelming.

  • I could taste the booziness in the sauce.

  • The booziness of the cocktail was evident from its strong aroma and taste.

  • He enjoyed the booziness of the craft beer, appreciating its rich flavor.

  • The chef highlighted the booziness of the sauce by adding a splash of red wine.

How Alcoholic

strong drink
3 3.4
booziness
7.7
near beer
  • Archaic
1 5.1

Surface Forms

booziness singular
boozinesses plural

Morphology

booziness = boozy (transparent) = booze + y + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'boozy' (boozy + -ness), so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word booziness comes from the everyday word booze, which probably comes from an old verb like bouse or a Dutch word meaning 'to drink a lot'. So booziness often means the 'strong taste or smell' of alcohol in a drink or food.