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Definition of Sweet

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

2. Adjective. Having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar.

3. Adverb. In an affectionate or loving manner ('sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of 'sweetly'). "Talking sweet to each other"

4. Noun. A dish served as the last course of a meal.

5. Adjective. Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub. "A sweet disposition"

6. Noun. A food rich in sugar.

7. Adjective. Pleasing to the ear. "The dulcet tones of the cello"

8. Noun. The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth.

9. Adjective. Pleasing to the senses. "The sweet face of a child"

10. Noun. The property of tasting as if it contains sugar.

11. Adjective. Pleasing to the mind or feeling. "Sweet revenge"

12. Adjective. Having a natural fragrance. "Scented flowers"

13. Adjective. (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content. "Sweet dessert wines"

14. Adjective. Not containing or composed of salt water. "Fresh water"

15. Adjective. Not soured or preserved. "Sweet milk"

16. Adjective. With sweetening added.

Definition of Sweet

1. a. 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. n. That which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural.

3. adv. Sweetly.

4. v. t. To sweeten.

Definition of Sweet

1. Adjective. Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar. ¹

2. Adjective. Having a taste of sugar. ¹

3. Adjective. Containing a sweetening ingredient. ¹

4. Adjective. (context: wine) Retaining a portion of sugar. ¹

5. Adjective. Not having a salty taste. ¹

6. Adjective. Having a pleasant smell. ¹

7. Adjective. Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale. ¹

8. Adjective. Having a pleasant sound. ¹

9. Adjective. Having a pleasing disposition. ¹

10. Adjective. Having a helpful disposition. ¹

11. Adjective. Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur. ¹

12. Adjective. (informal) Very good; pleasant; agreeable. ¹

13. Adverb. In a sweet manner. ¹

14. Noun. The basic taste sensation induced by sugar. ¹

15. Noun. (countable British) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy. ¹

16. Noun. (countable British) A food eaten for dessert. ¹

17. Noun. sweetheart ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sweet

1. pleasing to the taste [adj SWEETER, SWEETEST] / something that is sweet [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sweet

sweepings sweeplike sweeps sweeps stunt sweeps stunts sweepstake sweepstakes sweepwasher sweepwashers sweepy

sweer sweered sweert swees sweese sweet (current term) sweet-and-sour sauce sweet-and-sour sauces sweet-birch oil sweet-faced

sweet-potato ring rot sweet-potato whitefly sweet-scented sweet-scented geranium sweet-shop sweet-smelling sweet-talk sweet-william sweet FA sweet F A

Literary usage of Sweet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will by William Shakespeare (2001)
"STEEVENS : So in Wit of a Woman, 1604: 'sweet and twenty; all sweet and sweet. ... HALLIWELL : That is, twenty times sweet. There is no necessity for ..."

2. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Thomas, Edward Bouverie Pusey, William Benham (1909)
"CHAPTER XXXIV That to him who loveth God is sweet above all things and in all ... O delightsome and sweet world! that is, to him that loveth the Word, ..."

3. The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine, Thomas, Edward Bouverie Pusey, William Benham (1909)
"O delightsome and sweet world! that is, ... can anything please long without Thee but if it would be pleasant and of sweet savour, Thy grace must be there, ..."

4. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920)
"Oh, it would be sweet to help him— so sweet." As his arms moved toward her she answered all her doubts with "sweet, so sweet." chapter UNDER the rolling ..."

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