Definition of SWEET

sweet

Plural: sweets

Noun

  • A confection, dessert, or something pleasing to the senses.
  • English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
  • a dish served as the last course of a meal
  • a food rich in sugar
  • the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
  • the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
  • The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
  • A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
  • A food eaten for dessert.
  • Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
  • That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
  • Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.

Adjective

  • Pleasing to the taste; having a pleasant flavor.
  • having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
  • (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
    • "sweet dessert wines"
  • not containing or composed of salt water

Adjective Satellite

  • having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
    • "a sweet disposition"
  • pleasing to the ear
  • pleasing to the senses
    • "the sweet song of the lark"
    • "the sweet face of a child"
  • pleasing to the mind or feeling
    • "sweet revenge"
  • having a natural fragrance
  • not soured or preserved
    • "sweet milk"
  • with sweetening added

Adverb

  • in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'); ; - Shakespeare
    • "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"
    • "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"
    • "talking sweet to each other"

Adj

  • Tasting of sugars.
  • Retaining a portion of sugar.
  • Not of a salty taste.
  • Of a pleasant smell.
  • Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
  • Of a pleasant sound.
  • Of a pleasing disposition.
  • Of a helpful disposition.
  • Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
  • Very pleasing; agreeable.
  • Doing well; in a good or happy position.
  • Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.
  • Fresh; not salt or brackish.
  • Alkaline.
  • Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
  • An intensifier.

Intj

  • Used as a positive response to good news or information.

Adv

  • In a pleasant manner.

Verb

  • To sweeten.

Examples

  • a sweet apple
  • a sweet child
  • a sweet colour or complexion
  • a sweet face
  • a sweet scent
  • a sweet tune
  • Can we see the sweet menu, please?
  • Good evening, my sweet.
  • It was sweet of her to send some roses for her unwell grandmother.
  • It was sweet of him to help out.
  • sweet butter
  • sweet crude oil
  • sweet gas
  • sweet milk
  • sweet soil
  • sweet water
  • Sweet wines are better dessert wines.
  • That triple word score was a SWEET victory after a tough Words With Friends match.
  • The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.
  • The high-scoring word was a SWEET reward for his patience and strategy.
  • The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.
  • They're making a sequel? Ah, sweet!
  • You're so sweet!

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English swete, from Old English swēte (“sweet”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz (“sweet”), from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus (“sweet”).
Cognate and synonymous with Scots sweit (“sweet”), North Frisian sweete (“sweet”), Saterland Frisian swäit (“sweet”), West Frisian swiet (“sweet”), Dutch zoet (“sweet”), German Low German sööt (“sweet”), German süß (“sweet”), Danish sød (“sweet”), Swedish söt (“sweet”), Norwegian søt (“sweet”), Icelandic sætur (“sweet”), Latin suāvis, Sanskrit स्वादु (svādú), Ancient Greek ἡδύς (hēdús). Doublet of suave.

Scrabble Score: 8

sweet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sweet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sweet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

sweet: valid Words With Friends Word