sweet
- having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
- producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, sour, or salt.
- not rancid or stale; fresh: This milk is still sweet.
- not salt or salted: sweet butter.
- pleasing to the ear; making a delicate, pleasant, or agreeable sound; musical.
- pleasing or fresh to the smell; fragrant; perfumed.
- pleasing or agreeable; delightful.
- amiable; kind or gracious, as a person, action, etc.
- dear; beloved; precious.
- easily managed; done or effected without effort.
- (of wine) not dry; containing unfermented, natural sugar.
- (of a cocktail) made with a greater proportion of vermouth than usual.
- sentimental, cloying, or unrealistic: a sweet painting of little kittens.
- (of air) fresh; free from odor, staleness, excess humidity, noxious gases, etc.
- free from acidity or sourness, as soil.
- Chemistry.
- devoid of corrosive or acidic substances.
- (of fuel oil or gas) containing no sulfur compounds.
- (of jazz or big band music) performed with a regular beat, moderate tempo, lack of improvisation, and an emphasis on warm tone and clearly outlined melody.
- in a sweet manner; sweetly.
- a sweet flavor, smell, or sound; sweetness.
- something that is sweet or causes or gives a sweet flavor, smell, or sound.
- sweets, Informal.
- candied sweet potatoes.
- (in direct address) sweetheart.
- sweets, pie, cake, candy, and other foods high in sugar content.
- Chiefly British.
- a piece of candy; sweetmeat or bonbon.
- a sweet dish or dessert, as a pudding or tart.
- something pleasant to the mind or feelings.
- a beloved person.
- (in direct address) darling; sweetheart.
- sweet on, Informal. infatuated with; in love with: He's sweet on her.
Origin of sweet
Synonyms for sweet
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luscious, delicious, syrupy, beautiful, engaging, generous, mushy, delightful, charming, pleasant, gentle, mild, tender, pleasing, appealing, lovable, loving, fragrant, spicyExamples from the Web for sweetest
Contemporary Examples of sweetest
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Historical Examples of sweetest
If you get it for him I'll thank you in the sweetest way possible.
VivietteWilliam J. Locke
Ah, I wish I could think so; it is the sweetest countenance!
Alice, or The Mysteries, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
To their furry little ears, it was the sweetest music that could be.
Old Greek Folk Stories Told AnewJosephine Preston Peabody
The song-birds of Earth gathered about her and sang their sweetest songs.
Classic MythsMary Catherine Judd
Fly, my sweetest, move those dainty feet of thine, for egad!
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
Sweet
- Henry. 1845–1912, English philologist; a pioneer of modern phonetics. His books include A History of English Sounds (1874)
sweet
- having or denoting a pleasant taste like that of sugar
- agreeable to the senses or the mindsweet music
- having pleasant manners; gentlea sweet child
- (of wine, etc) having a relatively high sugar content; not dry
- (of foods) not decaying or rancidsweet milk
- not saltysweet water
- free from unpleasant odourssweet air
- containing no corrosive substancessweet soil
- (of petrol) containing no sulphur compounds
- sentimental or unrealistic
- individual; particularthe electorate went its own sweet way
- jazz performed with a regular beat, with the emphasis on clearly outlined melody and little improvisation
- Australian slang satisfactory or in order; all right
- archaic respected; dear (used in polite forms of address)sweet sir
- smooth and precise; perfectly executeda sweet shot
- sweet on fond of or infatuated with
- keep someone sweet to ingratiate oneself in order to ensure cooperation
- informal in a sweet manner
- a sweet taste or smell; sweetness in general
- (often plural) British any of numerous kinds of confectionery consisting wholly or partly of sugar, esp of sugar boiled and crystallized (boiled sweets)
- British a pudding, fruit, or any sweet dish served as a dessert
- dear; sweetheart (used as a form of address)
- anything that is sweet
- (often plural) a pleasurable experience, state, etcthe sweets of success
- US See sweet potato
Word Origin for sweet
Word Origin and History for sweetest
sweet
Old English swete "pleasing to the senses, mind or feelings," from Proto-Germanic *swotijaz (cf. Old Saxon swoti, Swedish söt, Danish sød, Middle Dutch soete, Dutch zoet, Old High German swuozi, German süß), from PIE root *swad- "sweet, pleasant" (Sanskrit svadus "sweet;" Greek hedys "sweet, pleasant, agreeable," hedone "pleasure;" Latin suavis "sweet," suadere "to advise," properly "to make something pleasant to").
To be sweet on someone is first recorded 1690s. Sweet-talk (v.) dates from 1935; earliest uses seem to refer to conversation between black and white in segregated U.S. Sweet sixteen first recorded 1767. Sweet dreams as a parting to one going to sleep is attested from 1898, short for sweet dreams to you, etc. Sweet and sour in cooking is from 1723 and not originally of oriental food.
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Idioms and Phrases with sweetest
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In addition to the idioms beginning with sweet
- sweet dreams
- sweeten the kitty
- sweetness and light
- sweet nothings
- sweet on, be
- sweet talk
- sweet tooth
also see:
- short and sweet
- take the bitter with the sweet