Sweet — synonyms, sweet antonyms, definition

1. sweet (a) Brit

adorable agreeable ambrosial amiable aromatic balmy beloved cherished clean clear darling dear dearest delectable delightful distilled drinkable dulcet esteemed euphonious • • •

2. sweet (Noun) Brit

Henry Sweet afters beloved candy confect confection dainty darling dear delicacy dessert girl honey lolly love luxury morsel sugariness sweetheart sweetie • • •

sweet (Noun) — A dish served as the last course of a meal.

sweet (Noun) — A food rich in sugar.

sweet (Noun) — The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth.

sweet (Noun) — The property of tasting as if it contains sugar.

sweet (Noun) — A rich sweet made of flavoured sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts.

sweet (Noun) — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912).

course dainty delicacy goody gustatory perception gustatory sensation kickshaw phonetician taste taste perception taste property taste sensation treat Easter egg Fondant Life Saver Praline Pudding Turkish Delight all-day sucker ambrosia baked Alaska banoffee pie banoffi pie blancmange bonbon brandyball bread pudding brittle butterscotch candied apple candy apple candy bar • • •

3. sweet (Adjective) Brit

angelic angelical cherubic gratifying mellifluent mellisonant odiferous odoriferous odorous scented seraphic sugared sweet-flavored sweet-flavoured sweet-scented sweet-smelling unfermented dry sour

sweet (Adjective) — Having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar.

sweet (Adjective) — Having a kind personality, befitting an angel or cherub. ex. "a sweet disposition"

sweet (Adjective) — Pleasing to the ear. ex. "the sweet tones of the cello"

sweet (Adjective) — Pleasing to the senses. ex. "the sweet song of the lark" ex. "the sweet face of a child"

sweet (Adjective) — Pleasing to the mind or feeling. ex. "sweet revenge"

sweet (Adjective) — Having a natural fragrance. ex. "sweet spices" ex. "sweet-scented spices" ex. "sweet-smelling spices"

sweet (Adjective) — (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content. ex. "sweet dessert wines"

sweet (Adjective) — Not containing or composed of salt water. ex. "sweet water"

sweet (Adjective) — Not soured or preserved. ex. "sweet milk"

sweet (Adjective) — With sweetening added. ex. "sweet wines were a great feature of Jacobean, and (before that) of Elizabethan, banquets"

4. sweet (Adverb) Brit

sweetly

sweet (Adverb) — (poetry) in an affectionate or loving manner ('sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of 'sweetly'). ex. "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank" ex. "talking sweet to each other"