sweetness

sweet

 (swēt)

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. Slang

a. Remarkable; outstanding.

b. 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 swēte; see swād- in Indo-European roots.]

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sweet′ly adv.

sweet′ness n.

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Sweetness

 

See Also: PLEASURE, TASTE

1. Sweet as a chaplain —Elizabeth Hardwick

   ’Sweet’ as a comparison dates way back probably beginning with Chaucer’s “Sweet as the root of licorice” and Henry Buttes’ “Sweet as a nut.” Variations continue to develop, or, to coin another simile, “Grow like the taste for sweet things.”

2. Sweet as a first love affair —Isak Dinesen
3. (My tongue was) sweet as a fresh plum —George Garrett
4. Sweet as a kiss —Isak Dinesen
5. Sweet as a mountain lilac —Raymond Chandler
6. Sweet as apple cider —Eddie Cantor

   This simile was immortalized by singer-vaudevillian Eddie Cantor in his musical ode to his wife Ida: “Ida … sweet as apple cidah!”

7. (The words) sweet as a reprieve —Delmore Schwartz
8. (We bit into life and life was) sweet as a ripe apple —George Garrett
9. Sweet as cream —Marge Piercy
10. Sweet as love, or the remembrance of a generous deed —William Wordsworth
11. Sweet as love songs —Slogan, Kerr butterscotch candy
12. Sweet as melancholy —Robert Burton
13. Sweet as new-mown hay —W. S. Gilbert
14. Sweet as pie —Anon

    The “Sweet as pie” continues in use, both in its literal sense and to describe someone’s personality.

15. (Kisses as) sweet as sweet mountain dew —Langston Hughes
16. Sweet as the hope of Paradise —F. van Wyck Mason
17. Sweeter than honey from a rock —Christina Rossetti
18. Sweeter than perfume —William Shakespeare
19. Sweet like pineapple —Marge Piercy

Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sweetness - the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth sugariness, sweet 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"
	2.	sweetness - the property of tasting as if it contains sugar sweet taste property - a property appreciated via the sense of taste saccharinity - the excessive sweetness of saccharin sugariness - the sweetness of sugar
	3.	sweetness - a pleasingly sweet olfactory property fragrancy, redolence, bouquet, fragrance aroma, odor, olfactory property, odour, smell, scent - any property detected by the olfactory system
	4.	sweetness - the quality of giving pleasure; "he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner"; "the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day" pleasantness quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare agreeableness, amenity - pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age" enjoyableness - pleasantness resulting from something that can be enjoyed; "the enjoyableness of an afternoon at the beach" niceness - the quality of nice disagreeableness - the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant

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Translations

حَلاوَه

sladkostněha

sødme

Süße

makeus

douceur

édességkedvesség

sætleiki; elskulegheit

dolcezza

sladkost

tatlılık

新鲜温和甜度

sweetness

[ˈswiːtnɪs] N

1. [of food] → sabor m dulce, dulzor m

2. (fig) [of smell] → fragancia f, buen olor m; [of sound] → suavidad f; [of person, character] → dulzura f; [of appearance] → encanto m; (= kindness) → simpatía f
now all is sweetness and light → reina ahora la más perfecta armonía
he was all sweetness and light yesterday → ayer estuvo la mar de amable

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sweetness

[ˈswiːtnəs] n

[food, drink, taste] → goût m sucré

[person, nature, smile] → douceur fsweet nothings npl → mots mpl doux
to whisper sweet nothings in sb's ear → susurrer des mots doux à l'oreille de qnsweet pea n → pois m de senteursweet pepper n → poivron msweet potato n → patate f doucesweet-scented sweet-smelling [ˌswiːtˈsmɛlɪŋ] adj → qui sent bon, odorant(e)sweet shop sweetshop [ˈswiːtʃɒp] n (British) → confiserie fsweet talk n → flagorneries fplsweet-talk [ˈswiːttɔːk] vt → flagornersweet tooth n
to have a sweet tooth → avoir un faible pour les sucreriessweet trolley n (British) → chariot m des desserts

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sweetness

n (lit) → Süßigkeit f, → Süße f; (fig) → Süße f; (of smile, nature) → Liebenswürdigkeit f; (of person) → liebe Art; (= freshness, of food, water) → Frische f; (of air, breath) → Reinheit f, → Frische f; now all is sweetness and light (usu iro) → nun herrscht eitel Freude und Sonnenschein

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sweetness

[ˈswiːtnɪs] n (gen) → dolcezza; (of taste) → sapore m dolce; (of breath) → freschezza
now all is sweetness and light → adesso tutti sono felici e contenti

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sweet

(swiːt) adjective

1. tasting like sugar; not sour, salty or bitter. as sweet as honey; Children eat too many sweet foods. soet حُلو сладък doce sladký süß sød γλυκόςdulce magus شيرين makea sucréמתוק मीठा, मधुर sladak édes manis sætindi dolce 甘い 달콤한 saldus salds manis zoetsøtsłodki خوږ 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 fresco čerstvý frisch sød φρέσκοςfresco maitsev خوشايند raikas fraisרענן ताजा svjež friss segar ferskur fresco 新鮮な 신선한 šviežias svaigs segar zoetfersk, friskświeży د خوښی وړ 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 perfumado sladký süß liflig ευωδιαστόςsuave, dulce meeldiv خوش بو ihana suaveריחני मधुर, श्रुति मधुर prijatan, mirisan kellemes harum góður, þægilegur dolce, piacevole 香りのよい (냄새가) 상쾌한 saldus, malonus salds; patīkams wangi aangenaamsøt, god- słodki خوش بویه ، ښه بوی لرونکی 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 melodioso melodický süß behagelig εύηχος dulce, melodioso mahe پر حلاوت ihana mélodieuxנעים मधुर, मीठा, प्रिय milozvučan, blag kedves merdu ánægjulegur, ljúfur melodioso 心地よい (소리가) 듣기 좋은 malonus melodisks; patīkams merdu lieflijkbehagelig melodyjny, słodki له حلاوت او نرمی سره 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 encantador líbezný süß sød ευχάριστος, γλυκός, ελκυστικόςmono; encantador armas بانمك viehättävä mignonמתוק आकर्षक dražestan, ljubak édes cantik indæll dolce; grazioso 可愛らしい 호감이 가는 mielas mīļš; jauks; burvīgs sungguh menarik liefsøt, sjarmerendemiły, słodki مالګه لرونکی 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 meigo milý reizen sød; behagelig μειλίχιος agradable, gentil; simpático lahke خوش اخلاق kultainen gentilנחמד सौम्य, शान्त mio, meden aranyos manis elskulegur dolce 気立てのよい 친절한, 상냥한 meilus, švelnus mīļš; jauks; patīkams baik liefsøt, snill, elskverdigłagodny, słodki ښه اخلاق 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

noun

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) bala cukrovinka die Süßigkeit et stykke slik; godter γλύκισμαdulce kompvek شيريني makeinen bonbonממתק मिठाई, मिष्ठान slatkiš, slastica édesség permen sælgæti caramella 甘い物 캔디 saldumynas, saldainis konfekte gula-gula snoepjekonfekt, sukkertøycukierek خوږوالی 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 sobremesa moučník die Süßspeise dessert επιδόρπιοpostre 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 달콤한 후식(後食) saldusis patiekalas, desertas saldais ēdiens pencuci mulut dessertdessertdeser شريني sobremesa desert сладкое 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) querido drahoušek der/die Süße kære; min søde γλύκα! cariño kullake دوست داشتني kulta chériמתוק प्रेमपात्र dragi, draga drágám sayang elskan, ástin caro, tesoro 愛する人 연인, 여보 mielasis! mieloji! mīļā; mīļais sayang liefjekjære; skatt kochanie! ښه ، د خوښی وړ 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

ˈsweeten verb

to make or become sweet or sweeter. Did you sweeten (= put sugar in) my tea? versoet يُحَلّي، يُصْبِحُ حُلوا подслаждам adoçar (o)sladit süßen søde; komme sukker i γλυκαίνωendulzar magusaks tegema, magusaks muutuma شيرين تر كردن makeuttaa sucrer לְהַמתִיק मीठा बनाना, मीठा होना, सौम्य बनाना zasladiti (meg)édesít menggulai sæta; gera sætan zuccherare; addolcire 甘味をつける 달게하다 saldinti saldināt memaniskan zoetensøte, sukre, ha sukker isłodzić خوږ کول 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

ˈsweetener noun

something that sweetens, eg a substance used for sweetening food. Saccharin is an artificial sweetener, often used instead of sugar. versoeter مادَّةٌ مُحَلِّيَه подсладител adoçante sladidlo der Süßestoff sødemiddel γλυκαντικόedulcorante magustaja ماده شيرين كننده makeutusaine édulcorantממתיק सुस्वादु कर्त्ता पदार्थ, उपहार, पैसा zaslađivač, sladilo édesítő pemanis sætuefni dolcificante 甘味料 감미료 saldiklis, saldinamoji medžiaga saldinātājs pemanis zoetstofsøtemiddelsłodzik خوږ کوونکی ماده adoçante îndulcitor подслащивающее вещество sladidlo sladilo zaslađivač sötningsmedel น้ำตาลเทียม tatlandırıcı 甜料(劑) підсолоджувач میٹھا کرنے والا viên ngọt, chất làm ngọt 甜味剂（如：食糖、果糖、糖精、糖浆）

ˈsweetly adverb

in an attractive, charming, agreeable or kindly manner. She sang/smiled very sweetly. aantreklik بِحَلاوَه، بِجاذِبِيَّه очарователно docemente líbezně süß sødt 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 달콤하게 maloniai mīļi; jauki; burvīgi menyenangkan lieflijksøtt, vennlig, elskverdig słodko په خوږوالي 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

ˈsweetness noun

aantreklikheid حَلاوَه сладкост doçura sladkost, něha die Süße sødme γλυκήτητα, γλύκαdulzura veetlevus شيريني makeus douceur, gentillesse מְתִיקוּת मीठापन slatkoća, ljupkost édesség (vmié) kemanisan sætleiki; elskulegheit dolcezza 甘さ 달콤함 saldumas saldums; mīļums; burvīgums kemanisan zoetheid, lieflijkheidsøthet; elskverdighet słodycz په خوږوالی 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

ˈsweetheart noun

1. a boyfriend or girlfriend. liefling حَبيب، مَحْبوب، حَبيبَه، مَحْبوبَه възлюбен(а) namorado miláček der/die Liebste kæreste ο αγαπημένος, η αγαπημένη amor; novia; novio kallim معشوق rakastettu amoureux/-euse אהוב, אהובה प्रेमी-प्रेमिका dragi, draga kedvese vkinek kekasih kærasti; kærasta innamorato 愛人 여자친구, 남자친구 mylimasis, mylimoji mīļotais; mīļotā kekasih geliefdekjærestesympatia معشوق namorado iubit возлюбленныи; 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) querido miláček der/die Liebste skat γλυκέ μου, γλυκιά μου cariño, tesoro, corazón kullake عزيزم sydänkäpy chéri/-ie אהוב, אהובה प्रिय srce, dušo szivecském sayang elskan (mín) caro, tesoro 可愛いい人 사랑하는 사람 brangusis, brangioji mīļumiņš sayang lieverdskatt, kjærekochanie زما عزیز 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 doce batata, sladký brambor die Süßkartoffel sød kartoffel; batat γλυκοπατάταboniato, batata bataat گياه گرمسيري bataatti patate douceבטטה शकरकंद, शकरकंदी batata, slatki krumpir batáta ubi jalar sæt kartafla patata dolce さつまいも 고구마 valgomasis batatas ubi keledek bataatsøtpotet !!batat د ګرمو مناطقو ګیاه batata doce cartofi dulci батат sladký zemiak indijski krompir slatki krompir sötpotatis มันเทศ tatlı patates 蕃薯 батат گرم علاقے میں پیدا ہونے والا ایک پودا cây khoai lang 甘薯

sweet-ˈsmelling adjective

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

sweet-ˈtempered adjective

kind and friendly. vriendelik, gaaf لَطيف المِزاج، دَمِث добросърдечен afável vlídný sanftmütig venlig μειλίχιος, γλυκομίλητος de carácter dulce, amable, agradable, dulce heasüdamlik صميمي hyväluonteinen aimableנחמד खुशमिजाज blag, dobroćudan kellemes modorú ramah góðlyndur (dal carattere dolce/mite) 気立てのよい 마음씨 고운, 부드러운 švelnaus būdo laba/patīkama rakstura baik hati vriendelijkgodlynt o łagodnym usposobieniu صمیمی، نږدی 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

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