sweet
sweet [sweet sweets sweeter sweetest] adjective, noun BrE [swiːt] NAmE [swiːt]
adjective (sweet·er, sweet·est)
FOOD/DRINK
1. containing, or tasting as if it contains, a lot of sugar
•a cup of hot sweet tea
•sweet food
• I had a craving for something sweet.
•sweet sherry
• This wine is too sweet for me.
compare ↑bitter, ↑salty, Opp: ↑sour
SMELL
2. having a pleasant smell
Syn: ↑fragrant
•a sweet-smelling rose
• The air was sweet with incense.
SOUND
3. having a pleasant sound
•a sweet voice
PURE
4. pleasant and not containing any harmful substances
•the sweet air of a mountain village
SATISFYING
5. making you feel happy and/or satisfied
• Goodnight. Sweet dreams.
•I can't tell you how sweet this victory is.
•He played a sweet shot onto the final green (= in ↑golf ).
•an act of sweet revenge
ATTRACTIVE
6. (especially BrE) (especially of children or small things)attractive
Syn: ↑cute
• His sister's a sweet young thing.
• You look sweet in this photograph.
•We stayed in a sweet little hotel on the seafront.
KIND
7. having or showing a kind character
• She gave him her sweetest smile.
• He's one of the sweetest people I know.
•It was sweet of them to offer to help.
•He's not what you'd call sweet-tempered!
GOOD
8. Sweet! (NAmE, informal)used to show that you approve of sth
•Free tickets? Sweet!
more at home sweet home at ↑home n., a rose by any other name would smell as sweet at ↑rose n., short and sweet at ↑short adj.
Word Origin:
Old English swēte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zoet, German süss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suavis and Greek hēdus.
Example Bank:
•I found the dessert a bit sweet for my taste.
•I'll keep it short and sweet.
•Is the tea sweet enough for you?
•My dear sweet sister Jillie.
•She looked so sweet and innocent.
•She was really sweet to me.
•The air smelled sweet and clean.
•a rather sweet little cottage
•a sickeningly sweet smile
•an overpowering, sickly sweet smell
•His sister's a sweet young thing.
•What a sweet little dog!
Idioms: ↑have a sweet tooth ▪ ↑in your own sweet way ▪ ↑keep somebody sweet ▪ ↑she's sweet ▪ ↑sweet FA ▪ ↑sweet Fanny Adams ▪ ↑sweet nothings ▪ ↑sweet on somebody ▪ ↑sweet smell of success
noun
FOOD
1. countable (BrE)a small piece of sweet food, usually made with sugar and/or chocolate and eaten between meals
Syn: ↑candy
•a packet of boiled sweets
•a sweet shop
2. countable, uncountable (BrE)a sweet dish eaten at the end of a meal
Syn: ↑afters, Syn: ↑dessert, Syn: ↑pudding
• I haven't made a sweet today.
• Would you like some more sweet?
PERSON
3. uncountable (old-fashioned)a way of addressing sb that you like or love
•Don't you worry, my sweet.
Word Origin:
Old English swēte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zoet, German süss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suavis and Greek hēdus.
Example Bank:
•I was sucking a boiled sweet.
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