drinkable

Okay to consume

Drinkable describes liquid safe or pleasant enough to consume: Is the tap water drinkable here?

The word often implies a minimum standard rather than high quality—drinkable wine won't poison you, but it's nothing special.

As a noun, drinkables are beverages: We brought food and drinkables for the picnic.

quality

smooth

Without roughness or difficulty

agreeable · tasty · flavorful · enjoyable · well-balanced · mellow · sessionable · light-bodied · approachable

potable

safe

Free from peril

  • tapValve controlling liquid flow
  • filteredScreened to remove contaminants
  • bottledStored in glass vessels

purified · well · spring · aquifer · groundwater · desalination · chlorinated · distilled · sterilized · treated

refreshing

cool

Calm or fashionable

ice-cold · fizzy · bubbly · effervescent · quenching · invigorating · zesty · minty · citrusy · tangy

beverage

tea

Steeped leaf beverage

  • coffeeBrewed bean beverage
  • juiceExtracted fruit liquid
  • milkMammalian nursing fluid

water · soda · beer · wine · smoothie · lemonade · cocoa · espresso · latte · chai

Categories
Opposites
potability/safety for consumption

drinkableundrinkable

Unsafe for consumption

nonpotable · toxic · poisonous · contaminated · polluted

palatability/taste quality

drinkableundrinkable

Unsafe for consumption

unpalatable · disgusting · revolting · foul · vile

Family

undrinkable, drinkables, drinkability

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G