The difference between Alcohol-free and Nonalcoholic

When used as adjectives, alcohol-free means containing no alcohol, whereas nonalcoholic means containing no more than trace amounts of alcohol.


Nonalcoholic is also noun with the meaning: one who is not an alcoholic.

check bellow for the other definitions of Alcohol-free and Nonalcoholic

  1. Alcohol-free as an adjective:

    Containing no alcohol.

  1. Nonalcoholic as an adjective:

    Containing no more than trace amounts of alcohol.

  2. Nonalcoholic as an adjective (medicine):

    Not involving alcohol as its cause.

  1. Nonalcoholic as a noun:

    One who is not an alcoholic.

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