[
US
/ˈswit/
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[ 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
- He also has a deft touch with desserts: The baklava and kadayif are subtle, less sweet and honey-drenched than most.
- The music picked up the tempo and overhead a saxophone played sweet jazz.
- That, and his extraordinary capacity for self-sacrificing friendship, loyalty and sweet-natured nannying, have been his quadruple of acclaimed lifetime's high-lights.
- Derry Rovers Youths gained sweet revenge over rivals Spink Celtic in this Shield match played in the Ben Mulhall Park on Sunday, April 7.
- As he rose in society, his romantic entanglements damaged his career and he returned to his former sweetheart in Ireland. Times, Sunday Times
- American bittersweet is valued for its glossy green summer foliage followed by orange and red fruits and seeds, and several landscape cultivars are commercially marketed.
- As we dip thin slices of raw geoduck into seasoned soy, the clean, fresh sweetness of the clam seems to affirm these thoughts.
- Cooking it that way makes it sweet - kind of like braising endive.
- He filled it with tobacco and lit it, puffing the sweet smelling smoke around the car.
