Dictionary
sweet
Meaning
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- Tasting of sugars.
- Retaining a portion of sugar.
- Not of a salty taste.
- Of a pleasant smell.
- Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
- Of a pleasant sound.
- Of a pleasing disposition.
- Of a helpful disposition.
- Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
- (informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
- (slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.
- (informal) Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.
- Fresh; not salt or brackish.
- Alkaline.
- Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
- An intensifier.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/swiːt/
Cognate with Western Frisian
swiet
Cognate with Dutch
zoet
Cognate with German
süß
Cognate with Latin
suāvis
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