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Sweet
(sw/i/t )

adjective (a)

  • having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    sour
    source: wordnet30
  • (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content(adj.all)
    Example:
    Sweet dessert wines.
    Antonym:
    dry
    source: wordnet30
  • not containing or composed of salt water(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    fresh
    Antonym:
    salty
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    henry sweet
    source: wordnet30
  • a dish served as the last course of a meal(noun.food)
    Synonym:
    afters, dessert
    source: wordnet30
  • a food rich in sugar(noun.food)
    Synonym:
    confection
    source: wordnet30
  • the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    sugariness, sweetness
    source: wordnet30
  • the property of tasting as if it contains sugar(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    sweetness
    source: wordnet30
  • That which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')(adv.all)
    Example:
    Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly.
    How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank.
    Talking sweet to each other.
    Synonym:
    sweetly
    source: wordnet30
  • Sweetly.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

verb (v)

  • To sweeten.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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