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sweet
having a natural fragrance
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adjective
having a natural fragrance
“odoriferous spices”
adjective
not containing or composed of salt water
“fresh water”
adjective
having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
“an angelic smile”
adjective
pleasing to the ear
“the dulcet tones of the cello”
adjective
pleasing to the mind or feeling
“sweet revenge”
adjective
pleasing to the senses
“the sweet song of the lark”
adjective
with sweetening added
adjective
(used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
“sweet dessert wines”
adjective
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
adjective
not soured or preserved
“sweet milk”
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”
noun
the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
noun
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
noun
a food rich in sugar
noun
a dish served as the last course of a meal
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odoriferous spices
the odorous air of the orchard
the perfumed air of June
scented flowers
fresh water
an angelic smile
a cherubic face
looking so seraphic when he slept
a sweet disposition
the dulcet tones of the cello
sweet revenge
the sweet song of the lark
the sweet face of a child
sweet dessert wines
sweet milk
Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly
{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank'}
talking sweet to each other
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