Sweet

/swˈit/

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Adjective
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
Adjective
(used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; "sweet dessert wines"
Adjective
not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water"
Adjective Satellite
having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
Adjective Satellite
pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"
Adjective Satellite
pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"
Adjective Satellite
pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge"
Adjective Satellite
having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
Adjective Satellite
not soured or preserved; "sweet milk"
Adjective Satellite
with sweetening added
Adverb
in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet'' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly''); "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"; "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare; "talking sweet to each other"
Noun
English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
Noun
a dish served as the last course of a meal
Noun
a food rich in sugar
Noun
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
Noun
the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
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Antonyms

dry sour
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