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Etymology

Via Middle English swete, sweete from Old English swēte.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sweet (comparative sweeter, superlative sweetest)

  1. Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
  2. Having a taste of sugar.
  3. Containing a sweetening ingredient.
  4. (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
    Sweet wines are better dessert wines.
  5. Not having a salty taste.
    sweet butter
    sweet water
  6. Having a pleasant smell.
    a sweet scent
  7. Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
    sweet milk
  8. Having a pleasant sound.
    a sweet tune
    a sweet voice
  9. Having a pleasing disposition.
    a sweet child
  10. Having a helpful disposition.
    It was sweet of him to help out.
  11. Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
    sweet soil
    sweet crude oil
  12. (informal) Very good; pleasant; agreeable.
    The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.

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Derived terms

Terms derived from the adjective "sweet"

Adverb

sweet (comparative more sweet, superlative most sweet)

  1. In a sweet manner.

Usage notes

Synonyms

Translations

in a sweet manner

Noun

sweet (countable and uncountable; plural sweets)

  1. (uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
  2. (countable, UK) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
  3. (countable, UK) A food eaten for dessert.
    Can we see the sweet menu, please?
  4. sweetheart

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

basic taste sensation induced by sugar — see sweetness sugary confection
  • Japanese: 糖菓 ja(ja) (tōka)
  • Kurdish: شیرین ku(ku)
  • Polish: cukierek pl(pl) m., słodycze pl(pl)
  • Portuguese: doce pt(pt) m.
  • Russian: конфета ru(ru) (konf'éta) f., леденец ru(ru) (l'ed'en'éc) m., сласть ru(ru) (slast') f., сладость ru(ru) (sládost') f.
  • Scottish Gaelic: mìlsean m., mìlse f.
  • Spanish: dulce es(es) m., caramelo es(es) m., chuche es(es)
  • Swahili: tamu sw(sw), pipi sw(sw)
  • Swedish: karamell sv(sv) c., godsak sv(sv) c., godis sv(sv) n., snask sv(sv) n., sötsak sv(sv) c.
  • Tagalog: matatamis tl(tl)
  • Telugu: మిఠాయి (miThaayi)
food eaten for dessert — see dessert sweetheart
  • Japanese: (informal recent term for a male) カレシ ja(ja) (kareshi); (informal recent term for a female) カノジョ ja(ja) (kanojo); (general, but getting an old term) 恋人 ja(ja) (koibito)
  • Polish: kochanie pl(pl) n.
  • Swahili: tamu sw(sw), pipi sw(sw)
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  • Bulgarian: сладко (sladko) n.
  • Indonesian: manisan, permen
  • Persian: هله‌هوله (hale-hule)
  • Romanian: dulce n.
  • Turkish: akide şekeri tr(tr), şekerleme tr(tr)

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