SWEET
\swˈiːt], \swˈiːt], \s_w_ˈiː_t]\
Definitions of SWEET
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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(British) dessert
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having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
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pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"
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pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge"
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the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
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not having a salty taste; "sweet water"
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one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
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pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"
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pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge"
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the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
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not having a salty taste; "sweet water"
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one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey
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pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"
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(used of wines) having a sweet taste
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having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)
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not soured or preserved; "sweet milk"
By Princeton University
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Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.
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Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer.
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Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.
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Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.
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Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.
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Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.
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That which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural.
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Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc.
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Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc.
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That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.
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That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.
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One who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of endearment.
By Oddity Software
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Pleasing to the senses; tasting like sugar; not stale or sour; as, sweet butter or milk; fresh; not salt; as, sweet water; fragrant; as, sweet honeysuckle; pleasing in sound; soft; as, a sweet voice; fair; lovely; gentle; as, a sweet manner; containing sugar.
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Quality of being sweet; something sweet; one dearly loved; darling.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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Pleasing to the taste or senses: tasting like sugar: fragrant: melodious: beautiful: fresh, as opp. to salt or to sour: not stale, sour, or putrid: mild: obliging.
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A sweet substance: a term of endearment:-pl. sweetmeats.
By Daniel Lyons
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A sweet substance.
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Pleasant to the taste; tasting like sugar; agreeable to any sense; not sour or putrid; not salt; mild; amiable.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Agreeable to the taste; tasting like sugar.
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Harmonious; lovely; restful.
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Agreeable or delightful.
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Gentle; kind; amiable.
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Something sweet; a sweetmeat.
By James Champlin Fernald
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