sweet

Adjective

• with sweetening added

• not soured or preserved
  • sweet milk
    

• not containing or composed of salt water
  • fresh water
    

• (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
  • sweet dessert wines
    

• having a natural fragrance
  • odoriferous spices
    
  • the odorous air of the orchard
    
  • the perfumed air of June
    
  • scented flowers
    

• pleasing to the mind or feeling
  • sweet revenge
    

• pleasing to the senses
  • the sweet song of the lark
    
  • the sweet face of a child
    

• pleasing to the ear
  • the dulcet tones of the cello
    

• having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
  • an angelic smile
    
  • a cherubic face
    
  • looking so seraphic when he slept
    
  • a sweet disposition
    

• having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

Noun

• the property of tasting as if it contains sugar

• the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

• a food rich in sugar

• a dish served as the last course of a meal

• English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)

Adverb

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  sugared , sweetened , sweet-flavored , fresh , unfermented , odoriferous , odorous , perfumed , scented , sweet-scented , sweet-smelling , gratifying , dulcet , honeyed , mellifluous , mellisonant , angelic , angelical , cherubic , seraphic , sweetness , sugariness , confection , dessert , afters , Sweet
• Antonyms: 
  salty , dry , sour