[
US
/ˈswit/
]
[ UK /swˈiːt/ ]
[ UK /swˈiːt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- with sweetening added
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not containing or composed of salt water
fresh water -
not soured or preserved
sweet milk -
pleasing to the senses
the sweet song of the lark
the sweet face of a child -
having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
looking so seraphic when he slept
a cherubic face
an angelic smile
a sweet disposition -
pleasing to the ear
the dulcet tones of the cello -
(used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
sweet dessert wines -
having a natural fragrance
the perfumed air of June
the odorous air of the orchard
odoriferous spices
scented flowers -
pleasing to the mind or feeling
sweet revenge - having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
NOUN
- a food rich in sugar
- a dish served as the last course of a meal
- the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
- the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
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
talking sweet to each other
how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank
How To Use sweet In A Sentence
- Does the plain, unsugared doughy type bagel look alike surpass the overly decorated with hundreds and thousands and pumped full of sweet chemicals with optional coating of chocolate (half dipped) Tescos Express doughnut win every time? Rabbit Stew. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
- As he rose in society, his romantic entanglements damaged his career and he returned to his former sweetheart in Ireland. Times, Sunday Times
- Basically, it is a fish stew mixed with squash, sweet potatoes, okra, tamarind, and different kinds of peppers.
- He also has a deft touch with desserts: The baklava and kadayif are subtle, less sweet and honey-drenched than most.
- But he railed against subsidies for ethanol producers and other provisions of the bill that he called unneeded, unnecessary, unwanted sweeteners ' ' to win votes for the package. Tax-Cut Bill Draws Wide Support in Senate
- Excepting his quaint epithets which he affects to render literally from the Greek, a language above all others blest in the happy marriage of sweet words, and which in our language are mere printer's compound epithets -- such as quaffed divine Literary Remains, Volume 1
- An early season bloomer, about 18-inches tall, its subtle fragrance has been described as elegant, sweet, and tartly fruity.
- Like all the meals, the jerk comes with red peas (kidney beans) and rice, as well as plantains that are puffy, soft, and sweet like caramel.
- The tuck shop has gone and sweets are not available on site. Times, Sunday Times
- Rich, warm string tone, sweet, elegant winds, and mellow, sonorous brass are the hallmarks of the ‘Saxony sound’.
