| sweet | |
| 1. adj. Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar. | |
| a sweet apple | |
| 2. adj. Having a taste of sugar. | |
| 3. adj. (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar. | |
| Sweet wines are better dessert wines. | |
| 4. adj. Not having a salty taste. | |
| sweet butter | |
| 5. adj. Having a pleasant smell. | |
| a sweet scent. | |
| 6. adj. Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale. | |
| sweet milk | |
| 7. adj. Having a pleasant sound. | |
| a sweet tune | |
| 8. adj. Having a pleasing disposition. | |
| a sweet child | |
| 9. adj. Having a helpful disposition. | |
| It was sweet of him to help out. | |
| 10. adj. (mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur. | |
| sweet soil | |
| sweet crude oil | |
| 11. adj. (informal) Very pleasing; agreeable. | |
| The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift. | |
| 12. adj. (anchor, be_sweet_on)(informal, followed by on) Romantically fixated, enamoured with , fond of | |
| The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight. | |
| 13. adj. (obsolete) Fresh; not salt or brackish. | |
| sweet water | |
| 14. adj. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair. | |
| a sweet face; a sweet colour or complexion | |
| 15. adv. In a sweet manner. | |
| 16. subst. The basic taste sensation induced by sugar. | |
| 17. subst. (British) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy. | |
| 18. subst. (British) A food eaten for dessert. | |
| Can we see the sweet menu, please? | |
| 19. subst. sweetheart; darling. | |
| 20. subst. (obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume. | |
| 21. subst. (obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses. | |
