sweet

(noun) English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912). Synonyms: Sweet, Henry Sweet.

(noun) a dish served as the last course of a meal. Synonyms: dessert, afters.

(noun) a food rich in sugar. Synonyms: confection.

(noun) the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth. Synonyms: sweetness, sugariness.

(noun) the property of tasting as if it contains sugar. Synonyms: sweetness.

(adj) having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar. Synonyms: sweet (vs. sour).

(adj) having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub. Synonyms: angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic. Examples: "An angelic smile." "A cherubic face." "Looking so seraphic when he slept." "A sweet disposition."

(adj) pleasing to the ear. Synonyms: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant. Example: "The dulcet tones of the cello."

(adj) pleasing to the senses. Examples: "The sweet song of the lark." "The sweet face of a child."

(adj) pleasing to the mind or feeling. Synonyms: gratifying. Example: "Sweet revenge."

(adj) having a natural fragrance. Synonyms: odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling. Examples: "Odoriferous spices." "The odorous air of the orchard." "The perfumed air of june." "Scented flowers."

(adj) (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content. Synonyms: sweet (vs. dry). Example: "Sweet dessert wines."

(adj) not containing or composed of salt water. Synonyms: fresh (vs. salty). Example: "Fresh water."

(adj) not soured or preserved. Synonyms: fresh, unfermented. Example: "Sweet milk."

(adj) with sweetening added. Synonyms: sugared, sweetened, sweet-flavored.

(adv) in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'). Synonyms: sweetly. Examples: "Susan hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly." "How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- shakespeare." "Talking sweet to each other."