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Meaning of 'sweet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sweet [ adv.]
- Sweetly.
2 . Sweet [ n.]
- That which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural.
- Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc.
- Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc.
- That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.
- That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.
- One who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of endearment.
3 . Sweet [ superl.]
- 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.
- Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.
- 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.
- Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.
- Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.
- 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.
- Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.
4 . Sweet [ v. t.]
- To sweeten.

Meaning of 'sweet' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sweet [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not containing or composed of salt water
Example in sentence:
  • fresh water
Meaning (2):
- (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
Example in sentence:
  • sweet dessert wines
3 . sweet [ r]
Meaning (3):
- in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')
Example in sentence:
  • how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank;
  • Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly;
  • talking sweet to each other
4 . sweet [ s]
Meaning (4):
- having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
Example in sentence:
  • a cherubic face;
  • a sweet disposition;
  • an angelic smile;
  • looking so seraphic when he slept
Meaning (5):
- having a natural fragrance
Example in sentence:
  • odoriferous spices;
  • scented flowers;
  • the odorous air of the orchard;
  • the perfumed air of June
Meaning (6):
- not soured or preserved
Example in sentence:
  • sweet milk
Meaning (7):
- pleasing to the mind or feeling
Example in sentence:
  • sweet revenge
Meaning (8):
- pleasing to the ear
Example in sentence:
  • the dulcet tones of the cello
Meaning (9):
- pleasing to the senses
Example in sentence:
  • the sweet face of a child;
  • the sweet song of the lark

Nearby Words:

sweal swealed swealing swear swearer swearing sweat sweated sweater sweatily

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