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sweet

  [sweet] adjective, -er, -est, adverb, noun
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–adjective
1. having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
2. producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, sour, or salt.
3. not rancid or stale; fresh: This milk is still sweet.
4. not salt or salted: sweet butter.
5. pleasing to the ear; making a delicate, pleasant, or agreeable sound; musical.
6. pleasing or fresh to the smell; fragrant; perfumed.
7. pleasing or agreeable; delightful.
8. amiable; kind or gracious, as a person, action, etc.
9. dear; beloved; precious.
10. easily managed; done or effected without effort.
11. (of wine) not dry; containing unfermented, natural sugar.
12. (of a cocktail) made with a greater proportion of vermouth than usual.
13. sentimental, cloying, or unrealistic: a sweet painting of little kittens.
14. (of air) fresh; free from odor, staleness, excess humidity, noxious gases, etc.
15. free from acidity or sourness, as soil.
16. Chemistry.
a. devoid of corrosive or acidic substances.
b. (of fuel oil or gas) containing no sulfur compounds.
17. (of jazz or big band music) performed with a regular beat, moderate tempo, lack of improvisation, and an emphasis on warm tone and clearly outlined melody.
–adverb
18. in a sweet manner; sweetly.
–noun
19. a sweet flavor, smell, or sound; sweetness.
20. something that is sweet or causes or gives a sweet flavor, smell, or sound.
21. sweets, Informal.
a. candied sweet potatoes.
b. (in direct address) sweetheart.
22. sweets, pie, cake, candy, and other foods high in sugar content.
23. Chiefly British.
a. a piece of candy; sweetmeat or bonbon.
b. a sweet dish or dessert, as a pudding or tart.
24. something pleasant to the mind or feelings.
25. a beloved person.
26. (in direct address) darling; sweetheart.
—Idiom
27. sweet on, Informal. infatuated with; in love with: He's sweet on her.
Origin:
bef. 900; (adj. and adv.) ME swet(e), OE swēte (adj.); (n.) ME swet(e), deriv. of the adj.; c. OS swōti, OHG swuozi (G süss); akin to D zoet, ON sætr, Goth suts, Gk hēdýs sweet, L suādēre to recommend, suāvis pleasant

Related forms:
sweetly, adverb
sweetness, noun

Synonyms:
1. sugary. 5. melodious, mellifluous. 6. redolent, aromatic, scented. 8. winning, lovable, charming.
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Sweet

  [sweet]
–noun
Henry, 1845–1912, English philologist and linguist.
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sweet   (swēt)   
adj.   sweet·er, sweet·est

  1. Having the taste of sugar or a substance containing or resembling sugar, as honey or saccharin.

    1. Containing or derived from sugar.

    2. Retaining some natural sugar; not dry: a sweet wine.

    3. Pleasing to the senses; agreeable: the sweet song of the lark; a sweet face.

    4. Pleasing to the mind or feelings; gratifying: sweet revenge.

    1. Pleasing to the senses; agreeable: the sweet song of the lark; a sweet face.

    2. Pleasing to the mind or feelings; gratifying: sweet revenge.

  4. Having a pleasing disposition; lovable: a sweet child.

  5. Kind; gracious: It was sweet of him to help out.

  6. Fragrant; perfumed: a sweet scent.

  7. Not saline or salted: sweet water; sweet butter.

  8. Not spoiled, sour, or decaying; fresh: sweet milk.

  9. Free of acid or acidity: sweet soil.

  10. Low in sulfur content: sweet fuel oil.

  11. Music Of, relating to, or being a form of jazz characterized by adherence to a melodic line and to a time signature.

  12. Used as an intensive: took his own sweet time to finish; earns a sweet million per year.

adv.  In a sweet manner; sweetly.
n.  

  1. Sweet taste or quality; sweetness.

  2. Something sweet to the taste.

  3. sweets

    1. Foods, such as candy, pastries, puddings, or preserves, that are high in sugar content.

    2. Informal Sweet potatoes: candied sweets.

    3. A sweet dish, such as pudding, served as dessert.

    4. A sweetmeat or confection.

  4. Chiefly British

    1. A sweet dish, such as pudding, served as dessert.

    2. A sweetmeat or confection.

  5. A dear or beloved person.

  6. Something pleasing to the mind or feelings.


[Middle English swete, from Old English swēte; see swād- in Indo-European roots.]
sweet'ly adv., sweet'ness n.
Sweet   (swēt)   
British phonetician and philologist. A founder of modern phonetics, he is known especially for his History of English Sounds (1874).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Main Entry:  sweet
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  great; excellent
Example:  We're going out to dinner? Sweet!
Etymology:  1958
Usage:  informal
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Slang Dictionary
sweet

  1. mod.
    good; profitable; excellent. : I got involved in a sweet deal having to do with a better job.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

sweet  (adj.)
O.E. swete "pleasing to the senses, mind or feelings," from P.Gmc. *swotijaz (cf. O.S. swoti, Swed. söt, Dan. sød, M.Du. soete, Du. zoet, O.H.G. swuozi, Ger. süß), from PIE base *swad- (Skt. svadus "sweet;" Gk. hedys "sweet, pleasant, agreeable," hedone "pleasure;" L. suavis "sweet," suadere "to advise," prop. "to make something pleasant to"). Sweetbread "pancreas used as food" is from 1565 (the -bread element may be from O.E. bræd "flesh"). To be sweet on someone is first recorded 1694. Sweet-talk (v.) dates from 1936 (in "Gone With the Wind"). Sweet sixteen first recorded 1826. Sweet dreams as a parting to one going to sleep is attested from 1908. Sweet and sour in cooking is from 1723, not originally of oriental food.

sweet  (n.)
c.1300, "something sweet to the taste," also "beloved one," from sweet (adj.); the meaning "candy drop" is 1851 (earlier sweetie, 1721).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1sweet
Pronunciation: 'swEt
Function: adjective
: being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is typicallyinduced by disaccharides and is mediated especially by receptors in taste buds at the front of the tongue —compare BITTER,SALT 2, SOUR —sweet·ness noun

Main Entry: 2sweet
Function: noun
1 : something that is sweet to the taste; especially : a food (as a candy or preserve) having a highsugar content sweets>
2 : a sweet taste sensation
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

sweet

In addition to the idioms beginning with sweet, also see short and sweet; take the bitter with the sweet.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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