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sweet

76 1.0
Having a pleasant smell like flowers
  • adjective
  • /swiːt/
: fragante
  • The sweet aroma of freshly baked bread made everyone feel hungry and eager to eat.
  • a sweet smell

This one was like, oh, like a sweet, sweet floral scent.

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Examples

  • The sweet scent of blooming jasmine filled the room and created a relaxing atmosphere.

  • The room smelled sweet, and it looked like the inside of a cloud-filled heaven.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • What I will say is that I love a sweet smell.

  • The sweet smell of freedom.

  • At night, the air is rich and sweet.

  • Yeah, there's nothing like the sweet smell of success.

  • My house smells of sweet cinnamon pumpkin.

  • A light breeze blows over the fields, bearing the damp, sweet fragrance of the trees.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Roses are as well known for their briars as they are for their beautiful colors and sweet-smelling scents.

    Academic text (2017)
  • A pleasant, darkly sweet odor was carried to her nostrils by a cool breeze.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

scented
vssweet
52 2.3

A thing like soap or a candle that has a pleasant smell because perfume was added

is more often natural, not mainly created by adding a smell
fragrant
vssweet
31 2.2

Having a pleasant smell like flowers or soap

is slightly more about natural pleasant aroma than general smell
sweet-smelling
vssweet
19 2.3

Having a pleasant scent

is broader and covers pleasant fragrances not only obvious smells
aromatic
vssweet
15 4.1

Having a strong, pleasant smell like spices or flowers

is milder and more general about pleasant natural fragrances
perfumed
vssweet
9 4.1

Has a pleasant smell from perfume or flowers

is used when the scent often comes from added products rather than natural sources
flowery
vssweet
9 3.5

Smelling or looking like flowers

is broader, applying to many pleasant natural smells beyond flowers
sweet-scented
vssweet
4 3.0

Having a pleasant sweet smell

is a general term for any pleasant or natural fragrance
vanilla-scented
vssweet
1 3.5

A thing that smells of sweet vanilla, like a candle or ice cream

is general about pleasant natural fragrance, not one specific aroma
1 3.0

Having a nice scent

is wider, covering natural fragrant qualities beyond simple pleasing odor
sweetish
vssweet
1 3.3

A little sweet in taste or smell

is generally stronger and more fully pleasant in natural fragrance
1 3.4

A thing that smells like cinnamon

is more general and not tied to any single spice smell
odoriferous
vssweet
  • Formal
1 8.5

Having a pleasant smell like flowers or spices

is the common word for simple pleasant fragrances rather than technical terms
honey-scented
vssweet
1 3.7

Having the sweet smell of honey

is general and not limited to one distinctive food related aroma
mint-scented
vssweet
1 3.3

Having the fresh smell of mint

is broader and covers many pleasant natural fragrances not only fresh ones
spice-scented
vssweet
1 4.0

Has the warm smell of spices like cinnamon or cloves

is broader and applies to many pleasant natural aromas beyond mixed seasonings

Antonyms

57 1.0

Having a very bad smell

54 3.0

Having a very bad smell or taste

Idioms

sweet dreams
  • Informal
46 1.4

To tell someone you hope they have nice dreams before they sleep

Sweet Jesus
  • Informal
28 9.9

A short spoken phrase showing strong surprise or shock

home sweet home
  • Informal
23 2.3

A warm, happy feeling when you are at your own home

short and sweet
  • Informal
13 4.0

Quick and pleasant without extra detail, often about a talk or message

A strong cry showing surprise or shock

sweet fuck all
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A very rude way to say you have nothing at all

5.4

Very pleasant and musical to hear like a singing bird

To do small kind things that make a team feel happy and work well together

9.9

Nothing at all is left

Do something slowly on purpose and without hurry

Compounds

70 1.0

A large root vegetable with sweet, starchy flesh you cook or bake

sweet spot
  • Informal
27 4.4

The best point where something works well

sweet talk
  • Informal
26 4.3

Flattering words that try to persuade someone but are not sincere

sweet pea
  • Baby Talk
25 3.0

A loving name adults use for a child or pet

sweet tooth
  • Informal
23 2.8

A strong liking for sweet foods like candy and cake

Having a pleasant scent

9 3.9

Having a pleasant, gentle face that looks kind

9 1.1

A type of corn with sweet, tender kernels that people eat as a vegetable when young

5 3.5

A short time of warm feelings you remember

sweet nothings
  • Informal
5 6.6

Soft loving words whispered to someone to show love

Having a pleasant sweet smell

sweet talker
  • Informal
4 5.6

A person who uses kind words to charm or trick people

4 1.1

A small sweet bread made with yeast, often with cinnamon, nuts, or glaze

3 3.0

A climbing garden plant with small fragrant flowers in pale colors

sweet young thing
  • Offensive
3 8.2

An attractive young woman often talked about in a kind way or as less grown-up

3 1.5

A large mild fruit often eaten as a vegetable with thick walls and a bell shape

Kind and gentle toward others

Dark, sweet wine made stronger with alcohol and flavored with herbs for cocktails

1 6.9

A grass with a sweet smell that grows near water

A type of chocolate that is not very sweet and is good for baking

1 2.7

A vegetable kept in sugar and vinegar that tastes sweet and sour

1 1.0

A round fruit with sweet juice and orange skin

1 3.5

A mild vegetable oil like olive oil that you use for cooking and skin care

1 2.6

A round fruit with sweet, juicy flesh eaten fresh

A garden flower with dense clusters of small flat-topped flowers and a pleasant smell

1 4.4

A small tree that makes edible nuts with a hard shell and pink flowers

Tasting like sugar or honey

1 7.7

A sticky fragrant substance from a tree used in medicine and perfume

A tall plant grown for its sweet juice used to make syrup

1 7.2

A slow time someone takes on purpose that annoys other people

1 4.1

A gentle type of jazz with a steady beat, medium speed, little improvisation, and a warm clear melody

1 6.1

A North American tree with star-shaped leaves and prickly round fruits

sweet hereafter
  • Literature
1 9.1

A peaceful and pleasant life after death that gives comfort

1 2.0

A green herb with a strong smell used to flavor food like tomatoes

1 6.0

A North American tree with spiky round seed balls and sweet-smelling sap and red leaves in autumn

1 8.6

A low shrubby plant with fern-like leaves that smell sweet, from North America

1 3.4

A fruit like a lemon but sweeter and less sour

1 8.9

A tall garden plant with strong sweet-smelling purple or white flowers that smell at night

A pale yellow oil from almonds that people use for cooking and for skin or hair

1 7.9

A small egg-shaped clay wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes

A trailing plant grown for its large sweet roots eaten as food

1 2.3

Apple juice made from pressed apples that has no alcohol

A low plant with small white flowers and a sweet smell used to cover the ground and flavor drinks

1 4.7

A plant grown for hay that makes soil richer for other plants

A low garden plant with many small, sweet-smelling white flowers

A fragrant herb with small leaves used to flavor food

1 2.0

A tree that grows sweet red fruit you can eat or the fruit it makes

1 3.4

A lemon tree and its fruit that have a mild, sweet taste and can be eaten fresh

1 7.5

A small tree or bush from the southeastern United States with fragrant white flowers

A plant with scented leaves used to make medicine

1 9.8

A marsh plant with long pointed leaves and roots that have a strong smell

1 5.7

A bushy herb in the mint family with lemon-scented leaves, also called lemon balm

1 5.8

A small plant with purple or white flowers that smell sweet

1 3.8

A large tree that loses its leaves and makes nuts you can eat and good wood

1 9.6

A bush with spikes of sweet-smelling white flowers that grows near streams and coasts and attracts bees

1 9.9

A European garden herb with fern-like leaves, white flowers and a sweet aniseed taste

sweet-breathed
  • Literature
1 7.2

Having a pleasant smell coming from the mouth

sweet cassava
  • Australian
1 5.7

A cassava with roots that need less cooking and leaves used to feed animals

1 8.4

A bush with fragrant white flowers that bloom in summer

1 9.9

A bush that loses its leaves and has long clusters of pink flowers

sweet-potato whitefly
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A small insect that attacks sweet potatoes and other crops and spreads plant viruses

A tree that grows sweet oranges used for eating and making juice

1 7.3

A hardy shrub with clove-scented wood and fragrant reddish-brown flowers

sweet-scented geranium
  • South African
1 7.9

A plant with divided leaves and pink flowers that smell sweet

1 8.1

A small shrub with sweet-smelling flowers that bloom in winter

1 9.9

A yellow tropical fruit with juicy sweet flesh

A marsh plant with long leaves and sweet-smelling roots used for flavoring and medicine

1 6.7

A North American tree with dark bark that smells like mint and has hard wood used for furniture

A plant with yellow flowers that improves soil and attracts bees

A North American tree with star-shaped leaves, spiky round fruit, and sticky fragrant sap

1 9.9

A small bush that grows in wet places and has bitter leaves with a strong smell

1 9.6

A North American bush that people use to make jam and wine from its purple-black berries

1 9.9

A person who is innocent and trusts people easily

How Fragrant

aromatic
15 4.1
fragrant
31 2.2
sweet
76 1.0
perfumed
9 4.1
scented
52 2.3

Surface Forms

sweet positive
sweeter comparative
sweetest superlative

Etymology

Sweet comes from Old English swete meaning 'pleasant', and the same word was used for nice smells. So when we call a flower or air sweet, we mean its smell is pleasant and lovely.