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Definition of 'sweet'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) sweet
having the taste or flavor of sugar, honey, or the like.

2.  sweet
producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, sour, or salt.

3.  sweet
not rancid or stale; fresh.

4.  sweet
not salt or salted:
sweet butter.

5.  sweet
pleasing to the ear; making an agreeable sound.

6.  sweet
fragrant; perfumed.

7.  sweet
pleasing or agreeable; delightful.

8.  sweet
amiable; kind or gracious, as a person or action.

9.  sweet
dear; beloved.

10.  sweet
easily managed; done or effected without effort.

11.  sweet
(of wine) not dry; containing unfermented, natural sugar.

12.  sweet
(of a cocktail) made with sweet vermouth, as a manhattan or, sometimes, a martini.

13.  sweet
free from acidity or sourness, as soil.

14.  sweet
Chem.

15.  sweet
devoid of corrosive or acidic substances.

16.  sweet
(of fuel oil or gas) containing no sulfur compounds.

17.  sweet
performed with an emphasis on warm tone and clearly outlined melody:
sweet jazz.

18. (adv.) sweet
in a sweet manner; sweetly.

19. (n.) sweet
a sweet flavor, smell, or sound; sweetness.

20.  sweet
something that is sweet or causes or gives a sweet flavor, smell, or sound.

21.  sweet
sweets,

22.  sweet
very sweet foods, as pie, cake, or candy.

23.  sweet
Brit.

24.  sweet
a piece of candy; sweetmeat or bonbon.

25.  sweet
a sweet dish or dessert.

26.  sweet
a beloved person.

27.  sweet
(in direct address) darling; sweetheart.

28. (n.) Sweet
Henry, 1845–1912, English philologist and linguist.

Definition of 'sweet'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) Sweet, Henry Sweet
English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)

2. (noun) dessert, sweet, afters
a dish served as the last course of a meal

3. (noun) sweet, confection
a food rich in sugar

4. (noun) sweet, sweetness, sugariness
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

5. (adj) sweetness, sweet
the property of tasting as if it contains sugar

6. (adj) sweet
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

7. (adj) angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, 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"

8. (adj) dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet
pleasing to the ear
"the dulcet tones of the cello"

9. (adj) sweet
pleasing to the senses
"the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"

10. (adj) gratifying, sweet
pleasing to the mind or feeling
"sweet revenge"

11. (adj) odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling
having a natural fragrance
"odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"

12. (adj) sweet
(used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
"sweet dessert wines"

13. (adj) fresh, sweet
not containing or composed of salt water
"fresh water"

14. (adj) fresh, sweet, unfermented
not soured or preserved
"sweet milk"

15. (adverb) sugared, sweetened, sweet, sweet-flavored
with sweetening added

16. (adverb) sweetly, 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"

Definition of 'sweet'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) sweet
tasting like sugar
The tea was very sweet.; a sweet fruity dessert

2.  sweet
(of a sound or smell) pleasant
sweet-smelling spring blossoms; Her voice was sweet and clear.

3.  sweet
(of a person) kind
Thank you! You're so sweet!

4.  sweet
making you feel happy
sweet success; Goodnight. Sweet dreams.

5.  sweet
cute

6.  sweet
have a sweet tooth
to like sweet foods very much
I've always had a sweet tooth.

7.  sweet
sb's own sweet time
sb's slow way of doing sth
He'll get here in his own sweet time.

8. (noun) sweet
a piece of candy

9.  sweet
dessert

Definition of 'sweet'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) sweet
sweetly

2. (noun) sweet
that which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural

3. (noun) sweet
confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc

4. (noun) sweet
home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc

5. (noun) sweet
that which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume

6. (noun) sweet
that which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life

7. (noun) sweet
one who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of endearment

8.  sweet
having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges

9.  sweet
pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense

10.  sweet
pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer

11.  sweet
pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion

12.  sweet
fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water

13.  sweet
not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish

14.  sweet
plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners

15. (verb) sweet
to sweeten

Translation of 'sweet'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: tasting like sugar; not sour, salty or bitter as sweet as honey; Children eat too many sweet foods.
Afrikaans: soet	Arabic: حُلو	Bulgarian: сладък
Brazilian: doce	Czech: sladký	German: süß
Danish: sød	Greek: γλυκός	Spanish: dulce
Estonian: magus	Farsi: شيرين	Finnish: makea
French: sucré	Hebrew: מָתוֹק	Hindi: मीठा, मधुर
Croatian: sladak	Hungarian: édes	Indonesian: manis
Icelandic: sætindi	Italian: dolce	Japanese: 甘い
Korean: 달콤한	Lithuanian: saldus	Latvian: salds
Malay: manis	Dutch: zoet	Norwegian: søt
Polish: słodki	Persian: شيرين	Pashto: خوږ
Portuguese: doce	Romanian: dulce	Russian: сладкий
Slovak: sladký	Slovenian: sladek	Serbian: sladak
Swedish: söt	Thai: มีรสหวาน	Turkish: tatlı
Taiwanese: 甜的	Ukrainian: солодкий	Urdu: میٹھا
Vietnamese: ngọt, có vị mật ong	Chinese: 甜的
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