sweet
IPA: swˈit
noun
- (uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
- (countable, especially UK) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
- (countable, especially UK) A food eaten for dessert.
- Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
- (obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
- (obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.
- A surname.
- A female given name.
- An unincorporated community in Gem County, Idaho, United States.
verb
- (archaic or poetic) To sweeten.
adjective
- Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
- Having a taste of sugar.
- (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
- Not having a salty taste.
- Having a pleasant smell.
- Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
- Having a pleasant sound.
- Having a pleasing disposition.
- Having a helpful disposition.
- (mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
- (informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
- (Australia, slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.
- (informal, followed by on) Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.
- Fresh; not salt or brackish.
- (of soil, UK, dated) Alkaline.
- Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
- An intensifier.
adverb
- In a sweet manner.
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Examples of "sweet" in Sentences
- The chips are crispy and have a sweet taste.
- I do not like tang but like only sweet tastes.
- Where the sweet taste of CinnaMon is the winna mon.
- The sweetness is due to the sugar syrup they are soaked in.
- The raw root is moderately sweet and tastes like the turnip.
- The meat on these scallops is very small but the taste is sweet.
- The caramel colored poultry is appetizing and the taste is sweet.
- The pulp is the edible part of the fruit and has a soft sweet taste.
- It is sweet and tastes like green apples, similar in taste to pucker.
- Santa Fe Grande's have a slightly sweet taste and are fairly mild in pungency.