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sweet  (swt)

adj. sweet·er, sweet·est

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

2.

a. Containing or derived from sugar.

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

3.

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.

n.

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.

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

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sweetly adv.

sweetness n.

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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

Thesaurus

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

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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)

Translations

sweet [swiːt] n (= candy) → dulce m; caramelo;

(BRIT) (= pudding); postre m

adj → dulce (= sugary); azucarado (= charming) [person] → encantador(a): [smile, character] → dulce, amable, agradable

adv to smell/taste sweet → oler/saber dulce

sweet [swiːt] n (Brit) (= pudding); dessert m (= candy); bonbon m

adj → doux(douce) (= not savoury); sucré(e) (= fresh); frais(fraîche) → pur(e) (= kind); gentil(le); [baby] → mignon(ne)

adv to smell sweet → sentir bon;

to taste sweet → avoir un goût sucré;

sweet and sour adj → aigre-doux(douce)

sweet [swiːt] n (candy) → Bonbon nt or m;

(Brit) (Culin) → Nachtisch m

adj → süß;

(air, water) → frisch;

(kind) → lieb

adv to smell/taste sweet → süß duften/schmecken;

sweet and sour → süß-sauer

sweet [swiːt] n (BRIT) → dolce m (= candy); caramella

adj → dolce (= fresh); fresco/a (= kind); gentile (= cute); carino/a

adv to smell/taste sweet → avere un odore/sapore dolce;

sweet and sour adj → agrodolce

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sweet

adj sweet [swiːt]

1 tasting like sugar; not sour, salty or bitter as sweet as honey; Children eat too many sweet foods. soet حُلو сладък sladký sød süß γλυκός dulce magus شيرين makea sucré מָתוֹק मीठा, मधुर sladak édes manis sætindi dolce 甘い 단, 달콤한 saldus salds manis zoet søt słodki doce dulce сладкий sladký sladek sladak söt มีรสหวาน tatlı 甜的 солодкий میٹھا ngọt, có vị mật ong 甜的

2 tasting fresh and pleasant young, sweet vegetables. soet طَيِّب، حُلو، طازِج свеж čerstvý sød frisch φρέσκος fresco maitsev خوشايند raikas frais רַעֲנָן ताजा svjež friss segar ferskur fresco 新鮮な 신선한, 상쾌한 맛이 나는 šviežias svaigs segar zoet fersk, frisk świeży fresco proaspăt свежий čerstvý svež sladak färsk, frisk ที่สดใหม่ hoş, güzel, taze 味道鮮美的 свіжий; духмяний خوش ذاءقہ tươi,non 味道鲜美的

3 (of smells) pleasant or fragrant the sweet smell of flowers. soet عَطِر، مُطَيَّب ароматен sladký liflig süß ευωδιαστός suave, dulce meeldiv خوش بو suloinen suave רֵיחָנִי मधुर, श्रुति मधुर prijatan, mirisan kellemes harum góður, þægilegur dolce, piacevole 香りのよい (냄새가) 향긋한, 향기로운 saldus, malonus salds; patīkams wangi aangenaam søt, god-(lukt) słodki perfumado suav душистый sladký prijeten sladak väldoftande ที่หอม mis gibi kokan 芳香的 запашний; пахучий میٹھی خوشبو có mùi thơm 芳香的

4 (of sounds) agreeable or delightful to hear the sweet song of the nightingale. soete عَذْب звучен melodický behagelig süß εύηχος dulce, melodioso mahe پر حلاوت suloinen mélodieux נָעִים मधुर, मीठा, प्रिय milozvučan, blag kedves merdu ánægjulegur, ljúfur melodioso 心地よい (소리가) 기분 좋은, 즐거운 malonus melodisks; patīkams merdu lieflijk behagelig melodyjny, słodki melodioso melodios мелодичный melodický mil prijatan välljudande, melodisk ที่ไพเราะ tatlı, güzel 悅耳的 мелодійний, благозвучний کانوں کے لیے خوشگوار آواز du dương, êm ái 悦耳的

5 attractive or charming What a sweet little baby!; a sweet face/smile; You look sweet in that dress. oulik جَذّاب، خَلاب очарователен líbezný sød süß ευχάριστος, γλυκός, ελκυστικός mono; encantador armas بانمك suloinen mignon מָתוֹק आकर्षक dražestan, ljubak édes cantik indæll dolce; grazioso 可愛らしい 귀여운 mielas mīļš; jauks; burvīgs sungguh menarik lief søt, sjarmerende (prze)miły, słodki encantador fermecător, atrăgător милый ľúbezný ljubek sladak söt, näpen น่าดึงดูดใจ; ที่มีเสน่ห์ hoş, tatlı, şirin 漂亮的 милий; привабливий دلکش duyên dáng, hấp dẫn 漂亮的

6 kindly and agreeable She's a sweet girl; The child has a sweet nature. vriendelik لَطيف، جَميل привтлив milý sød; behagelig reizen μειλίχιος agradable, gentil; simpático lahke خوش اخلاق rakastettava gentil נֶחמָד सौम्य, शान्त mio, meden aranyos manis elskulegur dolce 気立てのよい 상냥한, 친절한 meilus, švelnus mīļš; jauks; patīkams baik lief søt, snill, elskverdig łagodny, słodki meigo amabil приятный milý prijazen drag behaglig, rar, snäll ใจดี hoş, güzel, cana yakın 可愛的 ласкавий; приємний رحمدل اور قابل قبول tử tế, dễ thương 可爱的

n

1 (American ˈcandy) a small piece of sweet food eg chocolate, toffee etc a packet of sweets; Have a sweet. lekker, soetgoed حَلْوى бонбон(че) cukrovinka et stykke slik; godter die Süßigkeit γλύκισμα dulce kompvek شيريني makeinen bonbon מַמתָק मिठाई, मिष्ठान slatkiš, slastica édesség permen sælgæti caramella 甘い物 사탕 saldumynas, saldainis konfekte gula-gula snoepje konfekt, sukkertøy cukierek rebuçado bomboană; dulciuri конфета sladkosť, cukrovinka bonbon bombona karamell, sötsak ลูกกวาด şekerleme, bonbon 糖果 цукерка مٹھاءی kẹo,mứt 糖果

2 (a dish or course of) sweet food near or at the end of a meal; (a) pudding or dessert The waiter served the sweet. nagereg طَبَق حُلو сладкиш moučník dessert die Süßspeise επιδόρπιο postre magustoit دسر jälkiruoka dessert מָנָה לְקִינוּחַ दही चीनी, कोई भी मिष्ठान slatko, desert édesség makanan manis sætur ábætis-/eftirréttur dolce 食後のデザート 식후의 단 음식 saldusis patiekalas, desertas saldais ēdiens pencuci mulut dessert dessert deser sobremesa desert сладкое (блюдо) múčnik sladek poobedek dezert efterrätt, dessert ขนมหวาน tatlı (餐末時的)一道甜食 солодке, десерт کھانے کے بعد کوءی میٹھی شے món bánh ngọt tráng miệng （餐末时的）一道甜食

3 dear; darling Hallo, my sweet! liefling الحَبيب، المُحْبوب мил(а) drahoušek kære; min søde der/die Süße γλύκα! cariño kullake دوست داشتني kultaseni chéri מָתוֹק प्रेमपात्र dragi, draga drágám sayang elskan, ástin caro, tesoro 愛する人 사랑하는 사람, 연인; 여보(부르는 말) mielasis! mieloji! mīļā; mīļais sayang liefje kjære; skatt kochanie! querido drag милый miláčik ljubček duša älskling, sötnos ที่รัก sevgilim, tatlım, şekerim 親愛的 коханий; любий پیارا یا پیاری anh, em yêu 亲爱的

v ˈsweeten

to make or become sweet or sweeter Did you sweeten (= put sugar in) my tea? versoet يُحَلّي، يُصْبِحُ حُلوا подслаждам (o)sladit søde; komme sukker i (ver)süßen γλυκαίνω endulzar magusaks tegema, magusaks muutuma شيرين تر كردن makeuttaa, makeutua sucrer לְהַמתִיק मीठा बनाना, मीठा होना, सौम्य बनाना zasladiti (meg)édesít menggulai sæta; gera sætan zuccherare; addolcire 甘味をつける ...을 달게 하다; 달게 되다 saldinti saldināt memaniskan zoeten søte, sukre, ha sukker i słodzić adoçar a îndulci подслащивать (o)sladiť sladkati zasladiti söta, sockra หวานขึ้น şeker koymak, tatlandırmak 加糖於 підсолоджувати میٹھا کرنا یا میٹھا ہونا pha, làm cho ngọt 加糖于

n ˈsweetener

something that sweetens, eg a substance used for sweetening food Saccharin is an artificial sweetener, often used instead of sugar. versoeter مادَّةٌ مُحَلِّيَه подсладител sladidlo sødemiddel der Süßestoff γλυκαντικό edulcorante magustaja ماده شيرين كننده makeutusaine édulcorant מַמתִיק सुस्वादु कर्त्ता पदार्थ, उपहार, पैसा zaslađivač, sladilo édesítő pemanis sætuefni dolcificante 甘味料 (인공) 감미료 saldiklis, saldinamoji medžiaga saldinātājs pemanis zoetstof søtemiddel słodzik adoçante îndulcitor подслащивающее вещество sladidlo sladilo zaslađivač sötningsmedel น้ำตาลเทียม tatlandırıcı 甜料(劑) підсолоджувач میٹھا کرنے والا viên ngọt, chất làm ngọt 甜料（剂）

adv ˈsweetly

in an attractive, charming, agreeable or kindly manner She sang/smiled very sweetly. aantreklik بِحَلاوَه، بِجاذِبِيَّه очарователно líbezně sødt süß γλυκά, ευχάριστα con encanto/gracia; agradablemente, gentilmente veetlevalt به شيريني suloisesti gentiment, agréablement בִּמתִיקוּת मीठेपन से, ताजगी के साथ, सुरीलेपन से, सौम्यतापूर्वक slatko, milo édesen dengan manis elskulega, blíðlega dolcemente やさしく 상냥하게, 매혹적으로 maloniai mīļi; jauki; burvīgi menyenangkan lieflijk søtt, vennlig, elskverdig słodko docemente cu amabilitate, agreabil приятно; мило ľúbezne sladko slatko sött, ljuvt, vänligt อย่างอ่อนหวาน tatlı tatlı 可愛地 милозвучно; мило خوبصورتی سے một cách duyên dáng, một cách thơm tho 可爱地

n ˈsweetness

aantreklikheid حَلاوَه сладкост sladkost, něha sødme die Süße γλυκήτητα, γλύκα dulzura veetlevus شيريني makeus, suloisuus douceur, gentillesse מְתִיקוּת मीठापन slatkoća, ljupkost édesség (vmié) kemanisan sætleiki; elskulegheit dolcezza 甘さ 단맛; 맛좋음 saldumas saldums; mīļums; burvīgums kemanisan zoetheid, lieflijkheid søthet; elskverdighet słodycz doçura farmec, gentileţe сладость; приятность sladkosť; neha sladkost slatkoća söthet, sötma ความหวาน; ความน่ารัก tatlılık 甜(度)、新鮮、溫和 солодкуватість; солодкий смак مٹھاس tính chất ngọt, vẻ đáng yêu 甜（度）、新鲜、温和

n ˈsweetheart

1 a boyfriend or girlfriend. liefling حَبيب، مَحْبوب، حَبيبَه، مَحْبوبَه възлюбен(а) miláček kæreste der/die Liebste ο αγαπημένος, η αγαπημένη amor; novia; novio kallim معشوق rakastettu amoureux/-euse אֲהוּב, אֲהוּבָה प्रेमी-प्रेमिका dragi, draga kedvese vkinek kekasih kærasti; kærasta innamorato 愛人 연인, 애인 mylimasis, mylimoji mīļotais; mīļotā kekasih geliefde kjæreste sympatia namorado iubit возлюбленный; возлюбленная milý, chlapec; milá, dievča fant, dekle dragi flick-, pojkvän, käresta คู่รัก sevgili 情人 коханий, кохана محبوب người yêu, người tình 情人

2 used as an endearment for any beloved person, eg a child Goodbye, sweetheart! skat حَبيب، حَبيبَه: كَلِمَة تَحَبُّب لأي شَخْص любим(а) miláček skat der/die Liebste γλυκέ μου, γλυκιά μου cariño, tesoro, corazón kullake عزيزم kultaseni chéri/-ie אֲהוּב, אֲהוּבָה प्रिय srce, dušo szivecském sayang elskan (mín) caro, tesoro 可愛いい人 ?친근감을 담은 또는 부르는 말? 여보, 얘야 brangusis, brangioji mīļumiņš sayang lieverd skatt, kjære kochanie querido drag дорогой, любимый miláčik ljubček, ljubica duša älskling ที่รัก tatlım, canım 寶貝 любий; дорогий کسی قریبی عزیز کو پیار سے بلانے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے cưng 宝贝

sweet potato

(the edible tuber of) a tropical twining plant. patat بَطاطا حُلْوَه батат batata, sladký brambor sød kartoffel; batat die Süßkartoffel γλυκοπατάτα boniato, batata bataat گياه گرمسيري bataatti patate douce בָּטָטָה शकरकंद, शकरकंदी batata, slatki krumpir batáta ubi jalar sæt kartafla patata dolce さつまいも 고구마 valgomasis batatas ubi keledek bataat søtpotet !!batat batata doce cartofi dulci батат sladký zemiak indijski krompir slatki krompir sötpotatis พืชเขตร้อนชนิดหนึ่ง tatlı patates 山芋，白薯 батат گرم علاقے میں پیدا ہونے والا ایک پودا cây khoai lang 山芋，白薯

adj sweet-ˈsmelling

sweet-smelling flowers. soetgeurig, welriekend طَيِّب الرّائِحَه (благо)уханен voňavý sødtduftende süß duftend ευωδιαστός fragante, de olor agradable/dulce healõhnaline خوشبو hyväntuoksuinen odorant נָעִים मीठी महक miomirisan jóillatú berbau harum ilmandi, angandi odoroso, profumato 香りのよい 달콤한 향기가 나는 kvapnus, gardžiakvapis saldi smaržojošs berbau wangi geurig velluktende wonny cheiroso frumos mirositor душистый voňavý blago dišeč slatkog mirisa väldoftande ที่หอมหวาน hoş kokulu 芳香的 запашний, духмяний خوشبو دار thơm 芳香的

adj sweet-ˈtempered

kind and friendly. vriendelik, gaaf لَطيف المِزاج، دَمِث добросърдечен vlídný venlig sanftmütig μειλίχιος, γλυκομίλητος de carácter dulce, amable, agradable, dulce heasüdamlik صميمي rakastettava aimable נֶחמָד खुशमिजाज blag, dobroćudan kellemes modorú ramah góðlyndur (dal carattere dolce/mite) 気立てのよい 마음씨가 고운, 상냥한 švelnaus būdo laba/patīkama rakstura baik hati vriendelijk godlynt o łagodnym usposobieniu afável amabil с мягким характером vľúdny blag druželjubiv vänlig, godmodig ที่ใจดี iyi huylu 性情溫和的 ласкавий; той, що з м'яким характером خوش مزاج dịu dàng, dễ thương 性情温和的