Noun | 1. | Sweet - English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912) Synonyms: Henry Sweet |
2. | sweet - a dish served as the last course of a meal | |
3. | sweet - a food rich in sugar Synonyms: confection, confectionery | |
4. | sweet - the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth Synonyms: sugariness, sweetness | |
5. | sweet - the property of containing sugar Synonyms: sweetness | |
Adj. | 1. | sweet - having a pleasant taste (as of sugar) Antonyms: sour - having a sharp biting taste |
2. | sweet - having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" | |
3. | sweet - pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" | |
4. | sweet - one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey | |
5. | sweet - pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child" | |
6. | sweet - pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge" Synonyms: gratifying | |
7. | sweet - having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" | |
8. | sweet - (used of wines) having a sweet taste Antonyms: dry - (of wines) not sweet because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy" | |
9. | sweet - not soured or preserved; "sweet milk" Synonyms: unfermented, fresh | |
10. | sweet - with sweetening added | |
11. | sweet - not having a salty taste; "sweet water" Synonyms: unsalty | |
Adv. | 1. | sweet - 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" Synonyms: sweetly |