Definitions for sweet
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sweet, Henry Sweetnoun

   English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)

2. dessert, sweet, aftersnoun

   a dish served as the last course of a meal

3. sweet, confectionnoun

   a food rich in sugar

4. sweet, sweetness, sugarinessnoun

   the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

5. sweetness, sweetadjective

   the property of tasting as if it contains sugar

6. sweetadjective

   having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

7. angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweetadjective

   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. dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweetadjective

   pleasing to the ear

   "the dulcet tones of the cello"

9. sweetadjective

   pleasing to the senses

   "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"

10. gratifying, sweetadjective

    pleasing to the mind or feeling

    "sweet revenge"

11. odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smellingadjective

    having a natural fragrance

    "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"

12. sweetadjective

    (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content

    "sweet dessert wines"

13. fresh, sweetadjective

    not containing or composed of salt water

    "fresh water"

14. fresh, sweet, unfermentedadjective

    not soured or preserved

    "sweet milk"

15. sugared, sweetened, sweet, sweet-flavoredadverb

    with sweetening added

16. sweetly, sweetadverb

    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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sweetnoun

   The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

   Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

2. sweetnoun

   A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.

   Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

3. sweetnoun

   A food eaten for dessert.

   Can we see the sweet menu, please?

   Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

4. sweetnoun

   sweetheart

   Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

5. sweetadverb

   In a sweet manner.

   Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

6. sweetadjective

   Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

   Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

7. sweetadjective

   Having a taste of sugar.

   Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

8. sweetadjective

   Containing a sweetening ingredient.

   Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

9. sweetadjective

   Retaining a portion of sugar.

   Sweet wines are better dessert wines.

   Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

10. sweetadjective

    Not having a salty taste.

    Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

11. sweetadjective

    Having a pleasant smell.

    a sweet scent

    Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

12. sweetadjective

    Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.

    sweet milk

    Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

13. sweetadjective

    Having a pleasant sound.

    Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

14. sweetadjective

    Having a pleasing disposition.

    a sweet child

    Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

15. sweetadjective

    Having a helpful disposition.

    It was sweet of him to help out.

    Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

16. sweetadjective

    Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.

    Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

17. sweetadjective

    Very good; pleasant; agreeable.

    The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.

    Etymology: Via swete, sweete, from swete.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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

2. Sweet

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

3. 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

4. Sweet

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

5. Sweet

   fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water

6. 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

7. Sweet

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

8. Sweetnoun

   that which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural

9. Sweetnoun

   confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc

10. Sweetnoun

    home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc

11. Sweetnoun

    that which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume

12. Sweetnoun

    that which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life

13. Sweetnoun

    one who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of endearment

14. Sweetadverb

    sweetly

15. Sweetverb

    to sweeten

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sweet

   Sweet were a British rock band that rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as a prominent glam rock act, with their most prolific line-up: lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mick Tucker. Sweet were formed in 1967 and achieved their first hit "Funny Funny" in 1971 after teaming up with songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and record producer Phil Wainman. During 1971 and 1972, their musical style followed a marked progression from the Archies-like bubblegum style of "Funny Funny" to a Who-influenced hard rock style supplemented by a striking use of high-pitched backing vocals. The band achieved notable success in the UK charts, with thirteen Top 20 hits during the 1970s alone, with "Block Buster!" topping the chart, followed by three consecutive number two hits in "Hell Raiser", "The Ballroom Blitz" and "Teenage Rampage". Their first self-written and produced single "Fox on the Run" also reached number two on the UK charts. These results were topped in West Germany and other countries on the European mainland, where the band was very popular. Like Slade the band turned to more Hard Rock style in their later singles like 1974's Turn It Down, but from 1976, the success started to decline! The Sweet had their last Top 10 hit in 1978 with "Love Is Like Oxygen". Connolly left the group in 1979 to start a solo career and the remaining members continued as a threesome until disbanding in 1981.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sweet

   swēt, adj. pleasing to the taste or senses: tasting like sugar: fragrant: melodious: beautiful, grateful to the eye: fresh, as opposed to salt or to sour: pure: recent, not stale, sour, or putrid: mild, soft, gentle: kind, obliging.—n. a sweet substance: a term of endearment: (pl.) sweetmeats, confections: sweet dishes served at table, puddings, tarts, jellies, &c.—v.t. (obs.) to sweeten.—adj. Sweet′-and-twen′ty (Shak.), at once fair and young.—ns. Sweet′-bay, the laurel (Laurus nobilis); Sweet′bread, the pancreas of an animal used for food, both delicate and nutritious.—adj. Sweet′-breathed, sweet-smelling.—ns. Sweet′-brī′er, a thorny shrub of the rose kind resembling the brier, having a sweet smell; Sweet′-corn, a variety of maize.—v.t. Sweet′en, to make sweet: to make pleasing, mild, or kind: to increase the agreeable qualities of: to make pure and healthy.—ns. Sweet′ener, one who, or that which, sweetens; Sweet′ening, act of sweetening: that which sweetens; Sweet′-flag, -rush, an aromatic plant of the genus Acorus of the arum family; Sweet′heart, a lover or mistress.—n.pl. Sweet′ies, confections.—n. Sweet′ing, a sweet apple: (Shak.) a darling, a word of endearment.—adj. Sweet′ish, somewhat sweet to the taste.—ns. Sweet′ishness; Sweet′-john, a flower of the narrow-leaved varieties of a species of pink, Dianthus barbatus, as distinguished from other varieties called Sweet-william; Sweet′leaf, a small tree in the southern United States, having sweetish leaves relished by cattle and horses; Sweet′-lips, one whose lips are sweet—a term of endearment: the ballanwrasse, or Labrus maculatus.—adv. Sweet′ly.—ns. Sweet′-mar′joram, a fragrant species of marjoram; Sweet′meat, a confection made wholly or chiefly of sugar; Sweet′-nan′cy, the double-flowered variety of Narcissus poeticus; Sweet′ness; Sweet′-oil, olive-oil; Sweet′-pea, a pea cultivated for its fragrance and beauty; Sweet′-potā′to, a twining plant common in tropical and sub-tropical countries, having large sweetish edible tubers.—adj. Sweet′-scent′ed, having a sweet smell.—n. Sweet′-sop, a tropical American evergreen, also its pulpy fruit.—adj. Sweet′-tem′pered, having a mild, amiable disposition.—ns. Sweet′-wa′ter, a white variety of the European grape, with very sweet juice; Sweet′-will′iam, the bunch-pink, Dianthus barbatus, a garden flower of many colours and varieties; Sweet′wood, a name applied to various trees and shrubs of the laurel family found in South America and the West Indies.—Be sweet on, or upon, to be in love with. [A.S. swéte; Ger. süsz, Gr. hēdys, L. suavis, sweet, Sans. svad, to taste.]

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1. sweetadjective

   Cool, dope, fresh. Now what you know about a sweet MC, from the 313, none of these skills you bout to see come free -- Eminem featuring Eye-Kyu

2. sweetadjective

   To have a sweet tooth for something means to have a craving for something. He said I drive 'em crazy, got a sweet tooth for you baby, just gonna look at 'cha lady, Lil' Kim's eye candy baby! -- Trick Daddy featuring Cee-Lo, Lil' Kim, Ludacris (Sugar (Remix)) A preson who is a pussy. "You is as sweet as a teddy bear." A person who can't do nothing, they are all talk and no game.

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1. sweet

   Song lyrics by sweet -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by sweet on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Course
   • Delicacy
   • Phonetician
   • Poetry
   • Taste

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sweet' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3140

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sweet' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2216

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sweet' in Adjectives Frequency: #383

Anagrams for sweet »

1. weets

2. weest

How to pronounce sweet?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say sweet in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sweet in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sweet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of sweet in a Sentence

1. Duane Bratt:

   The symbolism of being able to campaign on a surplus is very important to the Conservatives, which is why they may go (to the polls) before October, there may be a sweet spot in the fiscal year where they can say they have a surplus that may not exist in the rest of the year.

2. Alison Parker:

   You always think there's a tipping point. We thought that when Gabby was shot, you know, something would happen. With Sandy Hook, something would happen. With Aurora, something would happen. And it never did, but I think people recognizing who the victim was and what she represented and how kind and sweet and innocent she was, I think this time it's going to be different.

3. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi:

   I love pie, sweet potato is my favorite, with pumpkin being a close second this time of year.

4. Tamara Duker Freuman:

   A salad with grilled chicken is fine, but try adding a baked sweet potato, a heaping scoop of chickpeas or even a thick, hearty lentil soup.

5. Filmmaker Evan Briggs:

   It's something that you or I could do in 30 seconds flat, and watching them both try to fumble through with limited dexterity was kind of painful but sweet because they really needed each other to make it happen, you could tell the kids felt, we're doing this together, and we're helping each other, and it's not yet another situation where I'm not big enough.

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