sweet

sweet (sw

adj. sweet·er, sweet·est

1. Having the taste of sugar or a substance containing or resembling sugar, as honey or saccharin.

a. Containing or derived from sugar.

b. Retaining some natural sugar; not dry: a sweet wine.

a. Pleasing to the senses; agreeable: the sweet song of the lark; a sweet face.

b. Pleasing to the mind or feelings; gratifying: sweet revenge.

4. Having a pleasing disposition; lovable: a sweet child.

5. Kind; gracious: It was sweet of him to help out.

6. Fragrant; perfumed: a sweet scent.

7. Not saline or salted: sweet water; sweet butter.

8. Not spoiled, sour, or decaying; fresh: sweet milk.

9. Free of acid or acidity: sweet soil.

10. Low in sulfur content: sweet fuel oil.

11. Music Of, relating to, or being a form of jazz characterized by adherence to a melodic line and to a time signature.

12. Used as an intensive: took his own sweet time to finish; earns a sweet million per year.

adv.

In a sweet manner; sweetly.

1. Sweet taste or quality; sweetness.

2. Something sweet to the taste.

3. sweets

a. Foods, such as candy, pastries, puddings, or preserves, that are high in sugar content.

b. Informal Sweet potatoes: candied sweets.

4. Chiefly British

a. A sweet dish, such as pudding, served as dessert.

b. A sweetmeat or confection.

5. A dear or beloved person.

6. Something pleasing to the mind or feelings.

Idiom:

sweet on Informal

Enamored of; in love with.

[Middle English swete, from Old English swte; see swd- in Indo-European roots.]

sweetly adv.

sweetness n.

sweet

Adjective

1. tasting of or like sugar

2. kind and charming: that was really sweet of you

3. attractive and delightful: a sweet child

4. (of a sound) pleasant and tuneful: sweet music

5. (of wine) having a high sugar content; not dry

6. fresh, clear, and clean: sweet water, sweet air

7. sweet on someone fond of or infatuated with someone

Noun

1. Brit, Austral & NZ a shaped piece of confectionery consisting mainly of sugar

2. Brit, Austral & NZ a dessert [Old English swēte]

sweetly adv
sweetness n

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	Sweet - English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912) Henry Sweet
	2.	sweet - a dish served as the last course of a meal afters, dessert course - part of a meal served at one time; "she prepared a three course meal" ambrosia - fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut baked Alaska - cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven blancmange - sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded charlotte - a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard compote, fruit compote - dessert of stewed or baked fruit dumpling - dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry flan - open pastry filled with fruit or custard frozen dessert - any of various desserts prepared by freezing junket - dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet mousse - a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream pavlova - a dessert consisting of a meringue base or cup filled with fruit and whipped cream peach melba - ice cream and peaches with a liqueur whip - a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit pudding - any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed pud, pudding - (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally) sillabub, syllabub - sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor tiramisu - an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate sabayon, zabaglione - light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled mould, mold - a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold; "a lobster mold"; "a gelatin dessert made in a mold"
	3.	sweet - a food rich in sugar confection dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat, delicacy - something considered choice to eat confectionery - candy and other sweets considered collectively; "the business decided to concentrate on confectionery and soft drinks" confiture - preserved or candied fruit sweetmeat - a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry) candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts hardbake - a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds chewing gum, gum - a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing candied apple, candy apple, caramel apple, taffy apple, toffee apple - an apple that is covered with a candy-like substance (usually caramelized sugar) centre, center - the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering comfit - candy containing a fruit or nut maraschino, maraschino cherry - cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur nonpareil - colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies
	4.	sweet - the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth sugariness, sweetness gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
	5.	sweet - the property of tasting as if it contains sugar sweetness taste property - a property appreciated via the sense of taste saccharinity - the excessive sweetness of saccharin sugariness - the sweetness of sugar
Adj.	1.	sweet - having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar sugary - containing sugar; "he eats too much sugary food" sweet - (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; "sweet dessert wines" tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel" sour - having a sharp biting taste
	2.	sweet - having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" cherubic, seraphic, angelical, angelic lovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child"
	3.	sweet - pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" mellifluous, mellisonant, dulcet, honeyed melodic, melodious, musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"
	4.	sweet - pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child" pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
	5.	sweet - pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge" gratifying pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
	6.	sweet - having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, perfumed, scented, odoriferous, odorous fragrant - pleasant-smelling
	7.	sweet - (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; "sweet dessert wines" sugary - containing sugar; "he eats too much sugary food" sweet - having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar dry - (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux"
	8.	sweet - not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water" fresh
	9.	sweet - not soured or preserved; "sweet milk" unfermented, fresh unsoured - not having turned bad
	10.	sweet - with sweetening added sugared, sweet-flavored, sweetened sugary - containing sugar; "he eats too much sugary food"
Adv.	1.	sweet - in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'); "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"; "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare; "talking sweet to each other" sweetly colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form

sweet

adjective 1. sugary, sweetened, cloying, honeyed, saccharine, syrupy, icky (informal) treacly << OPPOSITE sour

adjective 2. fragrant, perfumed, aromatic, redolent, sweet-smelling << OPPOSITE stinking

adjective 3. fresh, clean, pure, wholesome

adjective 4. melodious, musical, harmonious, soft, mellow, silvery, tuneful, dulcet, sweet-sounding, euphonious, silver-toned, euphonic << OPPOSITE harsh

adjective 5. charming, kind, gentle, tender, affectionate, agreeable, amiable, sweet-tempered << OPPOSITE nasty

adjective 6. delightful, appealing, cute, taking, winning, fair, beautiful, attractive, engaging, lovable, winsome, cutesy (informal), chiefly U.S. likable or likeable << OPPOSITE unpleasant

adjective 7. (Archaic) beloved, dear, darling, dearest, pet, treasured, precious, cherished

noun 8. Brit. (usually plural) confectionery, candy U.S. sweetie, lolly Austral., N.Z. sweetmeat, bonbon

noun 9. Brit. dessert, pudding, afters Brit. (informal) sweet course >> sweet on in love with, keen on, infatuated with, gone on (slang) fond of, taken with, enamoured of, head over heels in love with, obsessed or bewitched by, wild or mad about (informal)

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