sweet
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
Contents |
[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Via Middle English swete, sweete from Old English swēte.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /swiːt/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -iːt
[edit] Adjective
sweet (comparative sweeter, superlative sweetest)
|
Positive |
- Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
- Having a taste of sugar.
- Containing a sweetening ingredient.
- (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
- Sweet wines are better dessert wines.
- Not having a salty taste.
- sweet butter
- sweet water
- Having a pleasant smell.
- a sweet scent
- Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
- sweet milk
- Having a pleasant sound.
- a sweet tune
- a sweet voice
- Having a pleasing disposition.
- a sweet child
- Having a helpful disposition.
- It was sweet of him to help out.
- Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
- sweet soil
- sweet crude oil
- (informal) Very good; pleasant; agreeable.
- The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.
[edit] Synonyms
- (having a taste of sugar): saccharine, sugary
- (containing a sweetening ingredient): sugared, sweetened
- (not having a salty taste): fresh, unsalty
- (having a pleasant smell): fragrant, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling
- (not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale): fresh, unfermented, wholesome
- (having a pleasant sound): dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant
- (having a pleasing disposition): cute, lovable, pleasant
- (having a helpful disposition): kind, gracious, helpful, sensitive, thoughtful
- (informal): rad, awesome, wicked
[edit] Antonyms
- (having a pleasant taste): bitter, sour, salty
- (containing a sweetening ingredient): nonsweet, sugarless, unsugared, unsweetened
- (of wines: retaining a portion of natural sugar): dry
- (not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale): decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, stale
- (not having a salty taste): salty
- (free from excessive unwanted substances): sour
- (informal): lame, uncool
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from the adjective "sweet"
[edit] Translations
having a pleasant taste
|
|
having a taste of sugar
|
|
containing a sweetening ingredient
|
|
of a wine: retaining a portion of sugar
not having a salty taste
|
having a pleasant smell
|
|
not decaying, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale
having a pleasant sound
|
|
having a pleasing disposition
having a helpful disposition
|
|
free from excessive unwanted substances
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked
|
[edit] Adverb
sweet (comparative more sweet, superlative most sweet)
|
Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- In a sweet manner.
[edit] Usage notes
- Also used as a positive response to good news or information: They're making a sequel? Ah, sweet!
[edit] Synonyms
- (in a sweet manner): sweetly
[edit] Translations
in a sweet manner
[edit] Noun
|
Singular |
Plural |
sweet (countable and uncountable; plural sweets)
- (uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
- (countable, British) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
- (countable, British) A food eaten for dessert.
- Can we see the sweet menu, please?
- sweetheart
[edit] Synonyms
- (sweet taste sensation): See sweetness
- (food that is high in sugar content): bonbon, candy (US), confection, confectionery, lolly (Australia)
- (food eaten for dessert): See dessert
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
basic taste sensation induced by sugar — see sweetness
sugary confection
|
|
food eaten for dessert — see dessert
sweetheart
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked
