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Meaning of sweet in English

  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

    • lovable
    • loveable
  2. 2. pleasing to the ear

    Examples

    • « the dulcet tones of the cello »

    Synonyms

    • melodious
    • melodic
    • musical
  3. 3. one of the four basic taste sensations

    Examples

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

    Synonyms

    • tasteful
  4. 4. pleasing to the senses

    Examples

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

    Synonyms

    • pleasing
  5. 5. pleasing to the mind or feeling

    Examples

    • « sweet revenge »

    Synonyms

    • pleasing
  6. 6. having a natural fragrance

    Examples

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

    Synonyms

    • fragrant
  7. 7. not soured or preserved

    Examples

    • « sweet milk »

    Synonyms

    • unsoured
  8. 8. with sweetening added

    Synonyms

    • sugary
  9. 9. not having a salty taste

    Examples

    • « sweet water »

    Synonyms

    • fresh
  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

    • cloying
    • saccharine
    • syrupy
    • treacly
    • sweetish

    Antonyms

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

    Antonyms

    • dry

See also

  • sugary
  • sweet

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