Meaning & Definition of Sweet in English
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Sweet
/swit/
noun
1. English phonetician
- One of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
synonym:
- Sweet,
- Henry Sweet
2. A dish served as the last course of a meal
synonym:
- dessert,
- sweet,
- afters
3. A food rich in sugar
synonym:
- sweet,
- confection
4. The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
synonym:
- sweet,
- sweetness,
- sugariness
5. The property of tasting as if it contains sugar
synonym:
- sweetness,
- sweet
adjective
1. Having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
synonym:
- sweet
2. Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
- "An angelic smile"
- "A cherubic face"
- "Looking so seraphic when he slept"
- "A sweet disposition"
synonym:
- angelic,
- angelical,
- cherubic,
- seraphic,
- sweet
3. Pleasing to the ear
- "The dulcet tones of the cello"
synonym:
- dulcet,
- honeyed,
- mellifluous,
- mellisonant,
- sweet
4. Pleasing to the senses
- "The sweet song of the lark"
- "The sweet face of a child"
synonym:
- sweet
5. Pleasing to the mind or feeling
- "Sweet revenge"
synonym:
- gratifying,
- sweet
6. Having a natural fragrance
- "Odoriferous spices"
- "The odorous air of the orchard"
- "The perfumed air of june"
- "Scented flowers"
synonym:
- odoriferous,
- odorous,
- perfumed,
- scented,
- sweet,
- sweet-scented,
- sweet-smelling
7. (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
- "Sweet dessert wines"
synonym:
- sweet
8. Not containing or composed of salt water
- "Fresh water"
synonym:
- fresh,
- sweet
9. Not soured or preserved
- "Sweet milk"
synonym:
- fresh,
- sweet,
- unfermented
10. With sweetening added
synonym:
- sugared,
- sweetened,
- sweet,
- sweet-flavored
adverb
1. 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"
synonym:
- sweetly,
- sweet
Examples of using
Chewing gum is a sweet which is made of rubber.
Today the postman brought your very sweet gift.
I'd like to eat something sweet.