sweet

Definitions

1. 1superlative

   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. 2superlative

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

3. 3superlative

   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. 4superlative

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

5. 5superlative

   Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.

6. 6superlative

   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. 7superlative

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

8. 8noun

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

9. 9noun

   Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc.

10. 10noun

    Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc.

11. 11noun

    That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.

12. 12noun

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

13. 13noun

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

14. 14adverb

    Sweetly.

15. 15transitive verb

    To sweeten.

16. 16noun

    the property of tasting as if it contains sugar

    Synonyms

    sweetness
17. 17noun

    the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

    Synonyms

    sugarinesssweetness
18. 18noun

    a food rich in sugar

    Synonyms

    confection
19. 19noun

    a dish served as the last course of a meal

    Synonyms

    aftersdessert
20. 20noun

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

21. 21adjective

    having a natural fragrance

    "odoriferous spices"

    "the odorous air of the orchard"

    Synonyms

    odoriferousodorousperfumedscented
22. 22adjective

    not containing or composed of salt water

    "fresh water"

    Synonyms

    fresh
23. 23adjective

    having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

    "an angelic smile"

    "a cherubic face"

    Synonyms

    angelicangelicalcherubicseraphic
24. 24adjective

    pleasing to the ear

    "the dulcet tones of the cello"

    Synonyms

    dulcethoneyedmellifluousmellisonant
25. 25adjective

    pleasing to the mind or feeling

    "sweet revenge"

    Synonyms

    gratifying
26. 26adjective

    pleasing to the senses

    "the sweet song of the lark"

    "the sweet face of a child"

27. 27adjective

    with sweetening added

    Synonyms

    sugaredsweetened
28. 28adjective

    (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content

    "sweet dessert wines"

29. 29adjective

    having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

30. 30adjective

    not soured or preserved

    "sweet milk"

    Synonyms

    freshunfermented
31. 31adverb

    in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')- Shakespeare

    "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"

    "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"

    Synonyms

    sweetly