| Sweet |
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. |
| Sweet |
superl. |
Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense. |
| Sweet |
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. |
| Sweet |
superl. |
Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion. |
| Sweet |
superl. |
Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. |
| Sweet |
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. |
| Sweet |
superl. |
Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners. |
| Sweet |
n. |
That which is sweet to the taste;
used chiefly in the plural. |
| Sweet |
n. |
Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc. |
| Sweet |
n. |
Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc. |
| Sweet |
n. |
That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume. |
| Sweet |
n. |
That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life. |
| Sweet |
n. |
One who is dear to another; a darling;
a term of endearment. |
| Sweet |
adv. |
Sweetly. |
| Sweet |
v. t. |
To sweeten. |
