lemon water

Tart morning beverage

Lemon water is water with lemon juice squeezed into it, drunk for refreshment or perceived health benefits.

It's served in restaurants as a default alternative to plain water and promoted in wellness circles as a morning ritual: I start every day with warm lemon water.

Related

hydration · mocktail · cleanse · juice cleanse · honey · immune booster · refreshing · tonic · cucumber slices · zest · rind · tartness · folk remedies · alkalinity · thirst · detoxification · digestive aid · glass

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Chilled, sugared leaf infusion

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beverage complexity/additives

lemon waterplain water

Unadorned drinking liquid

pure water · tap water · still water · distilled water · spring water

health/wellness connotation

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Carbonated soft drink

cola · energy drink · soft drink · Mountain Dew · Red Bull

Family

water, lemon, lemonade, lemony, lemongrass, lemonlike

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G