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'sweet' - used as an adjective
1. having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
2. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
a sweet disposition
3. pleasing to the ear
4. pleasing to the senses
the sweet song of the lark
the sweet face of a child
5. pleasing to the mind or feeling
sweet revenge
6. having a natural fragrance
7. (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
sweet dessert wines
8. not containing or composed of salt water
9. not soured or preserved
sweet milk
10. with sweetening added

'sweet' - used as a adverb
11. in an affectionate or loving manner ('sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of 'sweetly')
how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank
talking sweet to each other

'sweet' - used as a noun
12. English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
13. a dish served as the last course of a meal
14. a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
15. a food rich in sugar
16. the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
17. the property of tasting as if it contains sugar

derived forms
1. Sweet / Plural
sweets
2. Sweet / Comparitive
sweeter
3. Sweet / Superlative
sweetest
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Antonym
  • sour
  • dry
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