Meaning of sweet in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Adverb
    1. Definitions
  4. Noun
    1. Definitions
  5. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /swit/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    sweet

    Definitions

    1. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

    Examples

    • « an angelic smile »
    • « a cherubic face »
    • « looking so seraphic when he slept »
    • « a sweet disposition »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. pleasing to the ear

    Examples

    • « the dulcet tones of the cello »

    Synonyms

  3. 3. one of the four basic taste sensations

    Examples

    • « very pleasant »
    • « like the taste of sugar or honey »

    Synonyms

  4. 4. pleasing to the senses

    Examples

    • « the sweet song of the lark »
    • « the sweet face of a child »

    Synonyms

  5. 5. pleasing to the mind or feeling

    Examples

    • « sweet revenge »

    Synonyms

  6. 6. having a natural fragrance

    Examples

    • « odoriferous spices »
    • « the odorous air of the orchard »
    • « the perfumed air of June »
    • « scented flowers »

    Synonyms

  7. 7. not soured or preserved

    Examples

    • « sweet milk »

    Synonyms

  8. 8. with sweetening added

    Synonyms

  9. 9. not having a salty taste

    Examples

    • « sweet water »

    Synonyms

  10. Adverb

    sweet

    Definitions

    1. in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')

    Examples

    • « Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly »
    • « how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank- Shakespeare »
    • « talking sweet to each other »

  11. Noun

    Sweet

    Definitions

    1. English phonetician

    Examples

    • « one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912) »
  12. 2. a dish served as the last course of a meal
  13. 3. a food rich in sugar
  14. 4. the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
  15. 5. the property of containing sugar

  16. Qualitative Adjective

    sweet

    Etymology

    Old English swēte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zoet, German süss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suavis and Greek hēdus

    Definitions

    1. having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

  17. 2. (used of wines) having a sweet taste

    Antonyms

Famous quotes

  • « The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils. »
    William Shakespeare
  • « Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. »
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • « Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else when the sweet emotions of love lead us into marriage and then turn down their flames. »
    Thomas Moore
  • « Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart. »
    Washington Irving
  • « Mama was my greatest teacher, a teacher of compassion, love and fearlessness. If love is sweet as a flower, then my mother is that sweet flower of love. »
    Stevie Wonder

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