English dictionary
sweet
adjectivePronunciation
swiːt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- having a natural fragrance
adjective
- not containing or composed of salt water
adjective
- having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
adjective
- pleasing to the ear
adjective
- pleasing to the mind or feeling
adjective
- pleasing to the senses
adjective
- with sweetening added
adjective
- (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
adjective
- having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
adjective
- not soured or preserved
adverb
- in an affectionate or loving manner (‘sweet’ is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of ‘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
Example sentences
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