sweet

Meaning

Adj

1. Tasting of sugars.
2. Retaining a portion of sugar.
3. Not of a salty taste.
4. Of a pleasant smell.
5. Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
6. Of a pleasant sound.
7. Of a pleasing disposition.
8. Of a helpful disposition.
9. Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
10. (informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
11. (Australia, slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.
12. (informal) Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.
13. Fresh; not salt or brackish.
14. (UK, dated) Alkaline.
15. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
16. An intensifier.

Intj

Used as a positive response to good news or information.

Adv

In a pleasant manner.

Noun

1. (uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
2. (India, UK, countable, especially) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
3. (UK, countable, especially) A food eaten for dessert.
4. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.

Verb

To sweeten.

Synonyms

candy

🍬

pleasant

lovely

tasty

delicious

😋

sugary

soft

gentle

agreeable

confection

sweetness

nice

cute

good

👍

fragrant

dessert

tender

charming

pleasing

delightful

melodious

fresh

dulcet

honeyed

bonbon

sweetmeat

mellifluous

darling

precious

pretty

sweet-sounding

odoriferous

scented

adorable

afters

kind

gratifying

beautiful

odorous

perfumed

musical

aromatic

dear

saccharine

salty

dainty

pudding

sugar

goody

harmonious

Translations

dulce

doux

dolce

sucré

süß

dolç

zoet

doce

şirîn

γλυκός

bonbon

lieblich

friandise

Pronounced as (IPA)

/swiːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: swete

Inherited from Old English: swēte

Cognate with Scots: sweit

Cognate with Northern Frisian: sweete

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: swäit

Cognate with Western Frisian: swiet

Cognate with Dutch: zoet

Cognate with German: süß

Cognate with Danish: sød

Cognate with Swedish: söt

Cognate with Norwegian: søt

Cognate with Icelandic: sætur

Cognate with Latin: suāvis

Cognate with Sanskrit: स्वादु

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἡδύς

In summary

From Middle English swete, from Old English swēte (“sweet”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz (“sweet”), from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus (“sweet”).
Cognate and synonymous with Scots sweit (“sweet”), North Frisian sweete (“sweet”), Saterland Frisian swäit (“sweet”), West Frisian swiet (“sweet”), Dutch zoet (“sweet”), German Low German sööt (“sweet”), German süß (“sweet”), Danish sød (“sweet”), Swedish söt (“sweet”), Norwegian søt (“sweet”), Icelandic sætur (“sweet”), Latin suāvis, Sanskrit स्वादु (svādú), Ancient Greek ἡδύς (hēdús). Doublet of suave.