unsweet

Meaning

Not sweet.

Synonyms

sec

arid

bad

👎

drab

grim

longing

nasty

pity

seamy

tough

unappealing

unappetizing

unattractive

unenlivened

unhappy

☹️

uninteresting

unsympathetic

untoward

unwelcome

unwished

yearning

unappetising

unlikable

unwished-for

medium-dry

annoying

semi-dry

Translations

unsüß

seco

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: unswete

Inherited from Old English: unswēte

Cognate with Western Frisian: ûnswiet

Cognate with Dutch: onzoet

Cognate with German: unsüß

Cognate with Swedish: osöt

Cognate with Icelandic: ósætur

In summary

From Middle English unswete, from Old English unswēte (“unsweet; bitter; sour”), from Proto-West Germanic *unswōtī, from Proto-Germanic *unswōtuz (“unsweet”), equivalent to un- + sweet. Cognate with West Frisian ûnswiet (“unsweet”), Dutch onzoet (“unsweet”), German Low German unsööt (“unsweet”), German unsüß (“unsweet”), Swedish osöt (“unsweet”), Icelandic ósætur (“unsweet”).