SWEET | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of sweet in English sweetadjective uk /swiːt/ us /swiːt/

sweet adjective (TASTE)

Add to word list Add to word list A1 (especially of food or drink) having a taste similar to that of sugar; not bitter or salty: The pineapple was sweet and juicy. I prefer salty snacks to sweet ones.

• The dessert was a bit too sweet for my liking .
• We stayed at a sweet little cottage in the countryside.
• He's quite a sweet man beneath the gruff exterior.
• On the whole, I prefer dry wines to sweet ones.
• I don't usually let the children have sweet fizzy drinks.

Flavours & tastes

• acidic
• acidulous
• acridly
• aftertaste
• ageusia
• flavourfully
• flavourless
• flavoursome
• fruitily
• fruitiness
• pungency
• pungently
• saltily
• saltiness
• salty
• umami
• unseasoned
• unsweetened
• velvety
• vinous

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sweet adjective (PLEASANT)

If an emotion or event is sweet, it is very pleasant and satisfying: She was enjoying the sweet smell of success. If a sound is sweet, it is pleasant and easy to like: She has a sweet singing voice. A2 (especially of something or someone small) pleasant and attractive: They live in a sweet little house. What a sweet baby! drawing your attention

• attractiveHe's an attractive, intelligent man.
• appealingShe has an appealing sense of humour.
• engagingHe is a very engaging conversationalist.
• adorableShe has an adorable little sister.
• lovelyHe's such a lovely lad.
• sweetYour kids are so sweet.

See more results » B1 kind and pleasant: I think Alex is really sweet. It was sweet of you to help me. a kind person

• kindYou'll never meet a kinder person.
• niceHe's such a nice guy.
• sweetShe's the sweetest little girl in the whole class.
• good toJay's mother has been very good to us.
• good-heartedHe's a good-hearted kid who loves to help out.

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• agreeable
• agreeableness
• agreeably
• all things to all people idiom
• attractive
• delightfully
• distraction
• diverting
• divertingly
• do someone's heart good idiom
• homey
• indulgent
• indulgently
• jovial
• jovially
• sensually
• sensuous
• sensuously
• serendipitous
• sweeten

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Describing qualities of sound Attractive Kind & thoughtful Generous & charitable

Idioms

be sweet on someone keep someone sweet sweet fanny adams sweetnoun uk /swiːt/ us /swiːt/ A2 [ C ] UK (US candy) a small piece of sweet food, made of sugar: She bought a packet of sweets to suck on the way.   fcafotodigital/iStock/Getty Image Plus/GettyImages [ C ] US any food with a lot of sugar in it: No cake, thanks. I'm trying to avoid sweets. [ C or U ] UK sweet food eaten at the end of a meal: There was only one sweet on the menu - chocolate cake with cream.

• a bag of sweets
• Johnny had a tantrum in the shop because I wouldn't buy him any sweets.
• There's a sweet shop on the other side of the road.
• I'm absolutely full, I really couldn't mange a sweet.
• Throw your sweet wrappers in the bin.

Sweets

• almond paste
• baking chocolate
• barley sugar
• bitter chocolate
• bittersweet chocolate
• confectionery
• cooking chocolate
• cotton candy
• couverture
• cracknel
• Liquorice Allsorts
• lollipop
• lolly
• marchpane
• marron glacé
• spun sugar
• stick of rock
• sugared almond
• sugarplum
• sweet chocolate

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Meals & parts of meals

Idiom

my sweet sweetexclamation mainly US Australian English informal uk /swiːt/ us /swiːt/ used to show that you are happy about something or think it is good: "I got free tickets to the gig." "Sweet!" Linguistics: interjections

• aiyo
• attaboy
• attagirl
• auf Wiedersehen
• aw shucks
• bless you! idiom
• guess
• hip
• lord
• lordy
• marry
• mazel tov
• more
• roll
• yeah
• yeah, right! idiom
• yech
• yeet
• yoicks
• yoink

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sweet | American Dictionary

sweetadjective [ -er/-est only ] us /swit/ Add to word list Add to word list (esp. of food or drink) having a taste similar to that of sugar or honey: The four basic tastes are sweet, salty, bitter, and sour. I like sweet cherries. The desserts were not overly sweet. If a smell or sound is sweet, it is pleasant and enjoyable: a sweet-smelling rose bush These singers are known for their sweet voices. Sweet can be used, esp. of something or someone small, to mean charming and attractive: What a sweet baby! Sweet can also mean kind, generous, and likable: He was very sweet to her.

sweetly

adverb us /ˈswit·li/ The birds sang sweetly.

sweetness

noun [ U ] us /ˈswit·nəs/ Melons have more sweetness in the summer. (Definition of sweet from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of sweet

sweet The useful product is the bean, relatively heavy seeds that ripen within sweet red fruits. From the Cambridge English Corpus The sweet tooth exhibits specificity and proficiency for motivating people to seek out such foods or to choose these foods when given a choice. From the Cambridge English Corpus Common species of vegetables cultivated on the plots were tomato, spinach, potato, sweet potato and chillies. From the Cambridge English Corpus It is harder to think of analogous compliments, sweet nothings, or creative compromises. From the Cambridge English Corpus Abbreviated life cycles in trematodes : short is sweet? From the Cambridge English Corpus In 2000-2001, our western wheatgrass also contained some volunteer sweet clover, which decreased forage quality and reduced perennial grass yield. From the Cambridge English Corpus A lively dance of warriors proves more to his liking, but he requests something of a sweeter nature. From the Cambridge English Corpus Others consciously reordered the client as a baby - sweet, innocent of intent in making a mess, and vulnerable. From the Cambridge English Corpus This is a simple, beautiful story, elemental and rich as bread itself - hot, cruel, and sweet as love. From the Cambridge English Corpus It has the same calories as sugar but is only half as sweet. From the Cambridge English Corpus They went away a couple of weeks ago and brought me back slippers and a bar of chocolate, it was really sweet. From the Cambridge English Corpus He forsakes the long-postponed pleasures of the marriage bed for the sweeter pleasure of revenge. From the Cambridge English Corpus The sweet emotion of compassion starts to arise in the rock-hard hearts. From the Cambridge English Corpus Explorers opening presents, sweets and cigars etc. are cheap now. From the Cambridge English Corpus No other subject so brightens and enlivens the routine of school life as sweet pleasant music. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of sweet These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of sweet?

Translations of sweet

in Chinese (Traditional) 味道, （尤指食物或飲料）甜的, 愉快的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 味道, （尤指食物或饮料）甜的, 愉快的… See more in Spanish dulce, mono, amable… See more in Portuguese doce, gracioso, bonitinho… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian गोड, मधुर, गोड / एखादी वस्तू वा लहान मूल याबाबत काही प्रसन्न करणारे वा आकर्षक… See more 甘い, 甘味のある, かわいい… See more tatlı, hoş, sevimli… See more sucré/-ée, agréable, gentil/gentille… See more dolç, bufó, amable… See more zoet, aangenaam, lieflijk… See more (குறிப்பாக உணவு அல்லது பானத்தின்) சர்க்கரையைப் போன்ற சுவை கொண்டது, கசப்பான அல்லது உப்பு அல்ல, (குறிப்பாக ஏதாவது அல்லது சிறிய ஒருவரின்) இனிமையான மற்றும் கவர்ச்சிகரமான… See more (विशेषकर खाद्य पदार्थ या पेय) मीठा, (छोटा व्यक्ति या वस्तु) प्यारा, उदारता… See more મીઠું, મીઠાઇ, મીઠડું… See more sød, liflig, behagelig… See more söt, färsk, frisk… See more manis, segar, wangi… See more süß, frisch, reizend… See more søt, behagelig, snill… See more میٹھا, پیارا, پرکشش… See more солодкий, свіжий, духмяний… See more తీపి, ముద్దైన, మంచితనం… See more মিষ্টি, চিনির মতো স্বাদ, তেতো বা নোনতা নয়… See more sladký, čerstvý, melodický… See more manis, segar, harum… See more มีรสหวาน, ที่สดใหม่, ที่หอม… See more ngọt, có vị mật ong, tươi… See more słodki, miły, kochany… See more 단맛의, (작아서) 사랑스러운, 친절한… See more dolce, carino, gentile… See more Need a translator?

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• sweet pepper
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• sweet talk
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