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English adjective: sweet | |||
| 1. | sweet having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar | ||
| Similar | cloying, saccharine, sweetish, syrupy, treacly | ||
| See also | sugary, sweet, tasty | ||
| Antonyms | sour | ||
| 2. | sweet having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub | ||
| Samples | An angelic smile. A cherubic face. Looking so seraphic when he slept. A sweet disposition. | ||
| Synonyms | angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic | ||
| Similar | lovable, loveable | ||
| Antonyms | hateful | ||
| 3. | sweet pleasing to the ear | ||
| Samples | The dulcet tones of the cello. | ||
| Synonyms | dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant | ||
| Similar | melodic, melodious, musical | ||
| Antonyms | unmelodic, unmelodious, unmusical | ||
| 4. | sweet pleasing to the senses | ||
| Samples | The sweet song of the lark. The sweet face of a child. | ||
| Similar | pleasing | ||
| Antonyms | displeasing | ||
| 5. | sweet pleasing to the mind or feeling | ||
| Samples | Sweet revenge. | ||
| Synonyms | gratifying | ||
| Similar | pleasing | ||
| Antonyms | displeasing | ||
| 6. | sweet having a natural fragrance | ||
| Samples | Odoriferous spices. The odorous air of the orchard. The perfumed air of June. Scented flowers. | ||
| Synonyms | odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling | ||
| Similar | fragrant | ||
| Antonyms | ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling | ||
| 7. | sweet (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content | ||
| Samples | Sweet dessert wines. | ||
| See also | sugary, sweet | ||
| Antonyms | dry | ||
| 8. | sweet not containing or composed of salt water | ||
| Samples | Fresh water. | ||
| Synonyms | fresh | ||
| Antonyms | salty | ||
| 9. | sweet not soured or preserved | ||
| Samples | Sweet milk. | ||
| Synonyms | fresh, unfermented | ||
| Similar | unsoured | ||
| Antonyms | soured | ||
| 10. | sweet with sweetening added | ||
| Synonyms | sugared, sweet-flavored, sweetened | ||
| Similar | sugary | ||
| Antonyms | nonsweet, sugarless | ||
English noun: Sweet | |||
| 1. | Sweet (person) English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912) | ||
| Synonyms | Henry Sweet | ||
| Instance hypernym | phonetician | ||
| 2. | sweet (food) a dish served as the last course of a meal | ||
| Synonyms | afters, dessert | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | course | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ambrosia, baked Alaska, blancmange, charlotte, compote, dumpling, flan, frozen dessert, fruit compote, junket, mold, mould, mousse, pavlova, peach melba, pud, pudding, pudding, sabayon, sillabub, syllabub, tiramisu, whip, zabaglione | ||
| 3. | sweet (food) a food rich in sugar | ||
| Synonyms | confection | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | candied apple, candy, candy apple, caramel apple, center, centre, chewing gum, comfit, confect, confectionery, confiture, gum, hardbake, maraschino, maraschino cherry, nonpareil, sweetmeat, taffy apple, toffee apple | ||
| 4. | sweet (cognition) the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth | ||
| Synonyms | sugariness, sweetness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation | ||
| 5. | sweet (attribute) the property of tasting as if it contains sugar | ||
| Synonyms | sweetness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | taste property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | saccharinity, sugariness | ||
English adverb: sweet | |||
| 1. | sweet in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly') | ||
| Samples | Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly. How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank. Talking sweet to each other. | ||
| Synonyms | sweetly | ||
| Domain category | poesy, poetry, verse | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
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