'Sweet' definitions:
Definition of 'sweet'
From: WordNet
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" [syn: sweetly, sweet]
adjective
Having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar [ant: sour]
adjective
Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet]
adjective
Pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet]
adjective
Pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"
adjective
Pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge" [syn: gratifying, sweet]
adjective
Having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" [syn: odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling]
adjective
(used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; "sweet dessert wines" [ant: dry]
adjective
adjective
Not soured or preserved; "sweet milk" [syn: fresh, sweet, unfermented]
adjective
noun
English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912) [syn: Sweet, Henry Sweet]
noun
noun
A food rich in sugar [syn: sweet, confection]
noun
The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth [syn: sweet, sweetness, sugariness]
noun
The property of tasting as if it contains sugar [syn: sweetness, sweet]
Definition of 'Sweet'
From: GCIDE
- Sweet \Sweet\, v. t. To sweeten. [Obs.] --Udall. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sweet'
From: GCIDE
- Sweet \Sweet\, n.
- 1. That which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural. Specifically: (a) Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc. (b) Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume. "A wilderness of sweets." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life. [1913 Webster]
- A little bitter mingled in our cup leaves no relish of the sweet. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- 4. One who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of endearment. "Wherefore frowns my sweet?" --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sweet'
From: GCIDE
- Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. Sweeter; superl. Sweetest.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te, OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s["u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. saetr, soetr, Sw. s["o]t, Dan. s["o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for suadvis, Gr. ?, Skr. sv[=a]du sweet, svad, sv[=a]d, to sweeten. [root]175. Cf. Assuage, Suave, Suasion.]
- 1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense. [1913 Webster]
- The breath of these flowers is sweet to me. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer. [1913 Webster]
- To make his English sweet upon his tongue. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion. [1913 Webster]
- Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish. [1913 Webster]
- 7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners. [1913 Webster]
- Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades? --Job xxxviii. 31. [1913 Webster]
- Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured, sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Sweet alyssum. (Bot.) See Alyssum.
- Sweet apple. (Bot.) (a) Any apple of sweet flavor. (b) See Sweet-sop.
- Sweet bay. (Bot.) (a) The laurel (Laurus nobilis). (b) Swamp sassafras.
- Sweet calabash (Bot.), a plant of the genus Passiflora (Passiflora maliformis) growing in the West Indies, and producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.
- Sweet cicely. (Bot.) (a) Either of the North American plants of the umbelliferous genus Osmorrhiza having aromatic roots and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray. (b) A plant of the genus Myrrhis (Myrrhis odorata) growing in England.
- Sweet calamus, or Sweet cane. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet flag}, below.
- Sweet Cistus (Bot.), an evergreen shrub (Cistus Ladanum) from which the gum ladanum is obtained.
- Sweet clover. (Bot.) See Melilot.
- Sweet coltsfoot (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites sagittata}) found in Western North America.
- Sweet corn (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste. See the Note under Corn.
- Sweet fern (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Comptonia asplenifolia} syn. Myrica asplenifolia) having sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.
- Sweet flag (Bot.), an endogenous plant (Acorus Calamus) having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and America. See Calamus, 2.
- Sweet gale (Bot.), a shrub (Myrica Gale) having bitter fragrant leaves; -- also called sweet willow, and {Dutch myrtle}. See 5th Gale.
- Sweet grass (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.
- Sweet gum (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar styraciflua}). See Liquidambar.
- Sweet herbs, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary purposes.
- Sweet John (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.
- Sweet leaf (Bot.), horse sugar. See under Horse.
- Sweet marjoram. (Bot.) See Marjoram.
- Sweet marten (Zool.), the pine marten.
- Sweet maudlin (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.
- Sweet oil, olive oil.
- Sweet pea. (Bot.) See under Pea.
- Sweet potato. (Bot.) See under Potato.
- Sweet rush (Bot.), sweet flag.
- Sweet spirits of niter (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous ether}, under Spirit.
- Sweet sultan (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({Centaurea odorata}); -- called also sultan flower.
- Sweet tooth, an especial fondness for sweet things or for sweetmeats. [Colloq.]
- Sweet William. (a) (Bot.) A species of pink (Dianthus barbatus) of many varieties. (b) (Zool.) The willow warbler. (c) (Zool.) The European goldfinch; -- called also {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]
- Sweet willow (Bot.), sweet gale.
- Sweet wine. See Dry wine, under Dry.
- To be sweet on, to have a particular fondness for, or special interest in, as a young man for a young woman. [Colloq.] --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sweet'
From: GCIDE
- Sweet \Sweet\, adv. Sweetly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sweet'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodating,
- achingly sweet,
- admirable,
- adorable,
- affable,
- aftertaste,
- agreeable,
- agreeable-sounding,
- ambrosial,
- amiable,
- amicable,
- angel,
- angelic,
- appealing,
- ariose,
- arioso,
- aromatic,
- attentive,
- attractive,
- babe,
- baby,
- baby-doll,
- balanced,
- balmy,
- beautiful,
- bell-like,
- beloved,
- bitter,
- bittersweet,
- blancmange,
- bleached,
- blissful,
- bonhomous,
- bright,
- buttercup,
- candied,
- candy,
- canorous,
- cantabile,
- caressable,
- catchy,
- charming,
- cheerful,
- cherub,
- chick,
- chickabiddy,
- chocolate,
- clean,
- cleanly,
- cloying,
- cloyingness,
- comfit,
- compassionate,
- compatible,
- complaisant,
- compote,
- concinnate,
- concinnous,
- confection,
- confectionery,
- confiture,
- congenial,
- conserve,
- considerate,
- cordial,
- creamy,
- cuddlesome,
- cute,
- dainty,
- darling,
- dear,
- deary,
- delectable,
- delicate,
- delicious,
- delightful,
- desirable,
- dessert,
- devoted to,
- dirt-free,
- doll,
- duck,
- duckling,
- dulcet,
- dulcitude,
- easy,
- easy-natured,
- easygoing,
- eggshell,
- en rapport,
- enamored of,
- engaging,
- enjoyable,
- essenced,
- euphonic,
- euphonical,
- euphonious,
- euphonous,
- fair,
- fair and pleasant,
- fastidious,
- felicific,
- felicitous,
- fine,
- fine-toned,
- flat,
- flavor,
- flowery,
- flowing,
- fluent,
- fond of,
- fragrant,
- fresh,
- friendly,
- frosting,
- fruity,
- gelatin,
- generous,
- genial,
- gentle,
- glaze,
- gloss,
- golden,
- golden-tongued,
- golden-voiced,
- gone on,
- good,
- good-humored,
- good-natured,
- good-tempered,
- goodly,
- gracious,
- grateful,
- gratifying,
- great,
- gushing,
- gushy,
- gust,
- harmonious,
- heart-warming,
- heavenly,
- hon,
- honey,
- honey bunch,
- honey child,
- honeyed,
- honeysweet,
- icing,
- icky,
- immaculate,
- incense-breathing,
- infatuated with,
- iridescent,
- jam,
- Jell-O,
- jelly,
- keen on,
- kind,
- kissable,
- kosher,
- lamb,
- lambkin,
- light,
- likable,
- lovable,
- love,
- lovely,
- lover,
- lovesome,
- luscious,
- lyric,
- marmalade,
- maudlin,
- mawkishness,
- measured,
- melic,
- melliferous,
- mellifluent,
- mellifluous,
- mellisonant,
- mellow,
- melodic,
- melodious,
- meringue,
- mild,
- mother-of-pearl,
- mousse,
- music-flowing,
- music-like,
- musical,
- musky,
- nacreous,
- nectareous,
- nectarous,
- nice,
- nonpolluted,
- nuts about,
- odorate,
- odoriferous,
- odorous,
- of cleanly habits,
- opalescent,
- ordered,
- orderly,
- oversweetness,
- palate,
- pale,
- pastel,
- patinaed,
- pearly,
- perfumed,
- perfumy,
- pet,
- petkins,
- pleasant,
- pleasant-sounding,
- pleasing,
- pleasurable,
- pleasure-giving,
- pleasureful,
- precious,
- precious heart,
- preserve,
- pretty,
- prized,
- pudding,
- pure,
- quiet,
- redolent,
- relish,
- rewarding,
- rich,
- ritually pure,
- sacchariferous,
- saccharine,
- saccharinity,
- sad,
- salt,
- sapidity,
- sapor,
- satisfying,
- savor,
- savoriness,
- savory,
- scented,
- semigloss,
- sentimental,
- seraphic,
- shiny,
- sickening,
- sickly-sweetness,
- silver-toned,
- silver-tongued,
- silver-voiced,
- silvery,
- simple,
- singable,
- sloppy,
- smack,
- smooth,
- smooth-sounding,
- smut-free,
- smutless,
- snookums,
- sober,
- soft,
- soft-colored,
- soft-hued,
- softened,
- solicitous,
- somber,
- songful,
- songlike,
- sonorous,
- soppy,
- sour,
- sour-sweet,
- spicy,
- splendid,
- spotless,
- stainless,
- sticky,
- stomach,
- stuck on,
- subdued,
- subtle,
- sugar,
- sugarcoated,
- sugared,
- sugariness,
- sugarsweet,
- sugary,
- sweet and pungent,
- sweet and sour,
- sweet as sugar,
- sweet on,
- sweet stuff,
- sweet-flowing,
- sweet-scented,
- sweet-smelling,
- sweet-sounding,
- sweet-tempered,
- sweetened,
- sweetheart,
- sweetie,
- sweetish,
- sweetishness,
- sweetkins,
- sweetmeat,
- sweetness,
- sweets,
- symmetrical,
- sympathetic,
- syrupiness,
- syrupy,
- tahar,
- taken with,
- tang,
- taste,
- tender,
- thoughtful,
- thuriferous,
- tongue,
- tooth,
- treasured,
- tripping,
- tubbed,
- tunable,
- tuneful,
- turtledove,
- tutti-frutti,
- unadulterated,
- unassuming,
- unbesmirched,
- unblemished,
- unblotted,
- undefiled,
- unmuddied,
- unpolluted,
- unsmirched,
- unsmudged,
- unsoiled,
- unspotted,
- unstained,
- unsullied,
- untainted,
- untarnished,
- warm,
- welcome,
- well-natured,
- well-scrubbed,
- well-washed,
- whipped cream,
- white,
- whitened,
- winning,
- winsome,
- wonderful
Words containing 'Sweet'
- Sweeting,
- Sweetly,
- Sweetness,
- To be sweet on,
- sweet on,
- Sweet Cistus,
- Sweet Grass,
- Sweet Home,
- Sweet Home, OR,
- Sweet John,
- Sweet Springs,
- Sweet Water,
- Sweet William,
- Sweet alyssum,
- Sweet apple,
- Sweet bay,
- Sweet brier,
- Sweet buckeye,
- Sweet calabash,
- Sweet calamus,
- Sweet cane,
- Sweet cicely,
- Sweet clover,
- Sweet coltsfoot,
- Sweet corn,
- Sweet fennel,
- Sweet fern,
- Sweet flag,
- Sweet gale,
- Sweet gum,
- Sweet herbs,
- Sweet leaf,
- Sweet marjoram,
- Sweet marten,
- Sweet maudlin,
- Sweet oil,
- Sweet pea,
- Sweet potato,
- Sweet rush,
- Sweet scabious,
- Sweet sultan,
- Sweet tooth,
- Sweet verbena,
- Sweet willow,
- Sweet wine,
- henry sweet,
- short and sweet,
- summer sweet,
- sweet Billy,
- sweet acacia,
- sweet alison,
- sweet almond,
- sweet balm,
- sweet basil,
- sweet bells,
- sweet birch,
- sweet cassava,
- sweet cherry,
- sweet chestnut,
- sweet cider,
- sweet cup,
- sweet elder,
- sweet goldenrod,
- sweet granadilla,
- sweet lemon,
- sweet lime,
- sweet melon,
- sweet nothings,
- sweet orange,
- sweet pepper,
- sweet pepperbush,
- sweet pickle,
- sweet qum,
- sweet reseda,
- sweet rocket,
- sweet roll,
- sweet shop,
- sweet shrub,
- sweet smelling,
- sweet sorghum,
- sweet talk,
- sweet talker,
- sweet vermouth,
- sweet vetch,
- sweet violet,
- sweet wattle,
- sweet woodruff,
- sweet wormwood,
- sweetness and light,
- winter sweet,
- Honey-sweet,
- Sweet Grass County,
- Sweet Grass, MT,
- Sweet Home, AR,
- Sweet Springs, MO,
- Sweet Water, AL,
- Sweet pepper bush,
- Sweet spirit of niter,
- Sweet spirits of niter,
- Sweet-breasted,
- Sweet-scented,
- Sweet-sop,
- american sweet chestnut,
- american sweet gum,
- sweet almond oil,
- sweet corn plant,
- sweet false chamomile,
- sweet fanny adams,
- sweet gum tree,
- sweet melon vine,
- sweet orange tree,
- sweet pepper plant,
- sweet potato vine,
- sweet sand verbena,
- sweet unicorn plant,
- sweet vernal grass,
- sweet white violet,
- sweet-breathed,
- sweet-faced,
- sweet-flavored,
- sweet-smelling,
- sweet-talk,
- white sweet clover,
- wild sweet pea,
- yellow sweet clover,
- Sweet Grass County, MT,
- Sweet-scented shrub,
- semi-sweet chocolate,
- sweet four o'clock,
- sweet-birch oil,
- sweet-potato whitefly,
- sweet-scented geranium,
- wild sweet potato vine,
- sweet-potato ring rot