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⏱️ A second 📐 Trig ratio 🍾 Moderately dry
sec

sec

8.7
A taste level for sparkling wine that is moderately dry
  • adjective
  • /sɛk/
translation icon : seco
  • The sommelier recommended a sec champagne to pair with our seafood platter.

Examples

  • This bottle of champagne is labeled as sec, so it should taste moderately dry.

  • This champagne is sec and very refreshing.

  • If you prefer your sparkling wine less sweet, look for a sec on the menu.

  • I prefer sec wines over sweet ones.

  • I prefer to drink a sec champagne during celebrations because it has a pleasant taste.

  • The sec sparkling wine was the perfect choice to pair with the fruit salad.

  • At the party, everyone enjoyed the sec varieties of sparkling wines that were served.

Synonyms

unsweet
vssec
1 6.2

A wine or drink that is slightly dry and not sweet

is slightly less sweet and sits between sweeter and very dry wines
secco
vssec
8.5

Wine or food that is dry and not sweet

is less dry and slightly sweeter than that

Compounds

triple sec
1 6.5

A clear, strong, orange-flavored alcoholic drink used in cocktails

How Sweet

sec
8.7
brut
  • Specialized
8.8

Surface Forms

sec positive

Etymology

Sec on wine labels comes from the French word sec meaning 'dry'. So a sec champagne is moderately dry, less sweet than 'demi-sec' but sweeter than 'brut'.