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Sweet

/sw/i/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

    adj.all

    Antonyms sour

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content

    adj.all

    Examples
    Sweet dessert wines.
    Antonyms dry

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. not containing or composed of salt water

    adj.all

    Synonyms fresh
    Antonyms salty

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to <i>sour</i> and <i>bitter</i>; as, a <i>sweet</i> beverage; <i>sweet</i> fruits; <i>sweet</i> oranges.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

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

    noun.person

    Synonyms henry sweet

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a dish served as the last course of a meal

    noun.food

    Synonyms afters dessert

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. a food rich in sugar

    noun.food

    Synonyms confection

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

    noun.cognition

    Synonyms sugariness sweetness

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. the property of tasting as if it contains sugar

    noun.attribute

    Synonyms sweetness

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adverb

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

    adv.all

    Examples
    Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly.
    How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank.
    Talking sweet to each other.
    Synonyms sweetly

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Sweetly.

    adverb

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

    adj.all

    Examples
    A sweet disposition.
    Synonyms angelic angelical cherubic seraphic

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. pleasing to the ear

    adj.all

    Synonyms dulcet honeyed mellifluous mellisonant

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. pleasing to the senses

    adj.all

    Examples
    The sweet song of the lark.
    The sweet face of a child.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. pleasing to the mind or feeling

    adj.all

    Examples
    Sweet revenge.
    Synonyms gratifying

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. having a natural fragrance

    adj.all

    Synonyms odoriferous odorous perfumed scented sweet-scented sweet-smelling

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. not soured or preserved

    adj.all

    Examples
    Sweet milk.
    Synonyms fresh unfermented

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. with sweetening added

    adj.all

    Synonyms sugared sweet-flavored sweetened

    Source: WordNet 3.0

verb

  1. To sweeten.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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