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Sweet

adjective

(compar. sweeter; superl. sweetest)

1.

Having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar.

2.

Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub. Synonyms: angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic. "A cherubic face" , "Looking so seraphic when he slept" , "A sweet disposition"

3.

Pleasing to the ear. Synonyms: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant.

4.

Pleasing to the senses. "The sweet face of a child"

5.

Pleasing to the mind or feeling. Synonym: gratifying.

6.

Having a natural fragrance. Synonyms: odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling. "The odorous air of the orchard" , "The perfumed air of June" , "Scented flowers"

7.

(used of wines) having a high residual sugar content.

8.

Not containing or composed of salt water. Synonym: fresh.

9.

Not soured or preserved. Synonyms: fresh, unfermented.

10.

With sweetening added. Synonyms: sugared, sweet-flavored, sweetened.

noun

1.

English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912). Synonym: Henry Sweet.

2.

A dish served as the last course of a meal. Synonyms: afters, dessert.

3.

A food rich in sugar. Synonym: confection.

4.

The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth. Synonyms: sugariness, sweetness.

5.

The property of tasting as if it contains sugar. Synonym: sweetness.

adverb

1.

In an affectionate or loving manner ('sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of 'sweetly'). Synonym: sweetly. "How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank" , "Talking sweet to each other"

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