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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"

pleasing to the ear; " the dulcet tones of the cello"

pleasing to the mind or feeling; " sweet revenge"

the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

not having undergone fermentation; " sweet cider"

the property of containing sugar

not having a salty taste; " sweet water"

one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey

pleasing to the senses; " the sweet song of the lark"; " the sweet face of a child"

( used of wines) having a sweet taste

having a pleasant taste ( as of sugar)

not soured or preserved; " sweet milk"

in an affectionate or loving manner (` sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of ` sweetly'); " Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"; " how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare; " talking sweet to each other"

Sweetness.

Sweetly.

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.

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.

Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.

Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.

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.

Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.

That which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural.

Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc.

Home- made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc.

That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.

That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.

One who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of endearment.

To sweeten.

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.

Quality of being sweet; something sweet; one dearly loved; darling.

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.

A sweet substance: a term of endearment:- pl. sweetmeats.

A sweet substance.

Pleasant to the taste; tasting like sugar; agreeable to any sense; not sour or putrid; not salt; mild; amiable.

Agreeable to the taste; tasting like sugar.

Harmonious; lovely; restful.

Agreeable or delightful.

Gentle; kind; amiable.

Something sweet; a sweetmeat.

Home- made wines, metheglin, & c.; molasses, or other sweet vegetable substances.

A substance sweet to the taste or smell; a word of endearment; something pleasing or grateful to the mind.

" No, indeed, papa; it is always new, and I do love it so; it is so very sweet. – Elsie Dinsmore by Martha Finley

I do not like things sweet. – Around The Tea-Table by T. De Witt Talmage

From the sweet voice, Arch had almost expected to see her. – The Fatal Glove by Clara Augusta Jones Trask

But I only said, " How sweet of you!" – The Motor Maid by Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson

You are far too sweet. – A Question of Marriage by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

You never saw anyone so sweet. – The School by the Sea by Angela Brazil

O sweet little, you don't know how nice you looked. – Ulysses by James Joyce

The world felt very sweet. – A Prisoner in Fairyland by Algernon Blackwood

And oh, the thought of revenge is sweet! – The Man Who Rose Again by Joseph Hocking

We can smell things a long way off, and when you are older you will get to know the difference between the sweet roots, under the ground, and the man- smell, which means danger. – Umboo, the Elephant by Howard R. Garis

It's the way to make you straight and true, my sweet Krool. – The Judgment House by Gilbert Parker

It's sweet of both of you. – If by Lord Dunsany [Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron]

I will not be here to see how sweet thou dost look in it. – A Maid of Many Moods by Virna Sheard

I wouldn't be sure he's not sweet on the two o' them. – Love of Brothers by Katharine Tynan

Very pretty and sweet. – Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades by Florence Holbrook

How people can bear strong, sweet flowers around their dead I can never understand. – Mrs. Red Pepper by Grace S. Richmond

I had, just before you entered, a sweet dream. – Modern Magic by Maximilian Schele de Vere

A pinch each of powdered mace and sweet herbs. – New Vegetarian Dishes by Mrs. Bowdich

When I think of my cousin- such a sweet, good girl, and these her children- oh, it's horrible! – The Whirlpool by George Gissing