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Meaning of sweet in English
Pronunciation
/swit/
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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.
pleasing to the ear
Examples
« the dulcet tones of the cello »
Synonyms
melodious
melodic
musical
3.
one of the four basic taste sensations
Examples
« very pleasant »
« like the taste of sugar or honey »
Synonyms
tasteful
4.
pleasing to the senses
Examples
« the sweet song of the lark »
« the sweet face of a child »
Synonyms
pleasing
5.
pleasing to the mind or feeling
Examples
« sweet revenge »
Synonyms
pleasing
6.
having a natural fragrance
Examples
« odoriferous spices »
« the odorous air of the orchard »
« the perfumed air of June »
« scented flowers »
Synonyms
fragrant
7.
not soured or preserved
Examples
« sweet milk »
Synonyms
unsoured
8.
with sweetening added
Synonyms
sugary
9.
not having a salty taste
Examples
« sweet water »
Synonyms
fresh
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 »
Noun
Sweet
Definitions
1.
English phonetician
Examples
« one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912) »
2.
a dish served as the last course of a meal
3.
a food rich in sugar
4.
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
5.
the property of containing sugar
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
2.
(used of wines) having a sweet taste
Antonyms
dry
See also
sugary
sweet