sweet

adv. sweetly, pleasantly, lovingly, kindly

adj. having a sugary flavor; containing sugar; unsalted; fresh, not spoiled; pleasing to the senses; gentle and loving; great, terrific (Slang)

n. dessert; beloved person; candy, confection (British)

Sweetness is one of the five basic tastes, and is almost universally regarded as a pleasurable experience. Foods rich in simple carbohydrates such as sugar are those most commonly associated with sweetness, although there are other natural and artificial compounds that are much sweeter, some of which have been used as sugar substitutes for those with a . Other compounds may alter perception of sweetness itself.
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Noun
1. English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
(synonym) Henry Sweet
(hypernym) phonetician

Noun
1. a dish served as the last course of a meal
(synonym) dessert, afters
(hypernym) course
(hyponym) ambrosia
2. a food rich in sugar
(synonym) confection, confectionery
(hypernym) dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
(hyponym) confiture
3. the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
(synonym) sweetness, sugariness
(hypernym) taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception
4. the property of containing sugar
(synonym) sweetness
(hypernym) taste property
(hyponym) saccharinity
Adjective
1. having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)
(antonym) sour
(similar) cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly
(see-also) sugary
2. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
(synonym) angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic
(similar) lovable, loveable
3. pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"
(synonym) dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant
(similar) melodious, melodic, musical
4. one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey
(similar) tasteful
5. pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"
(similar) pleasing
6. pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge"
(synonym) gratifying
(similar) pleasing
7. having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
(synonym) odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling
(similar) fragrant
8. (used of wines) having a sweet taste
(antonym) dry
(see-also) sugary
9. not soured or preserved; "sweet milk"
(synonym) fresh, unfermented
(similar) unsoured
10. with sweetening added
(synonym) sugared, sweetened
(similar) sugary
11. not having a salty taste; "sweet water"
(synonym) unsalty
(similar) fresh
Adverb
1. in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'); "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"; "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare; "talking sweet to each other"
(synonym) sweetly
(classification) poetry, poesy, verse
(classification) colloquialism

(v. t.)
To sweeten.
  

(superl.)
Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.
  

(superl.)
Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.
  

(superl.)
Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer.
  

(superl.)
Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.
  

(superl.)
Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.
  

(superl.)
Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.
  

(superl.)
Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.
  

(n.)
That which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural.
  

(n.)
That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.
  

(n.)
That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.
  

(n.)
One who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of endearment.
  

(n.)
Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc.
  

(n.)
Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc.
  

(adv.)
Sweetly.