sweet /swit/
1. English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
synset: Sweet, Henry_Sweet
2. a dish served as the last course of a meal
synset: dessert, sweet, afters
synset: sweet, confection
4. the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
synset: sweet, sweetness, sugariness
5. the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
1. having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
synset: sweet
2. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
synset: angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet
3. pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"
synset: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet
4. pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"
synset: sweet
5. pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge"
synset: gratifying, sweet
6. having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
synset: odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling
7. (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; "sweet dessert wines"
synset: sweet
8. not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water"
9. not soured or preserved; "sweet milk"
synset: fresh, sweet, unfermented
10. with sweetening added
synset: sugared, sweetened, sweet, sweet-flavored
1. 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"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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