sweet
- adjective
- /swiːt/
- We recorded the sweet song for a wedding and I'm so excited about it.
- a sweet voice
- sweet music
- a sweet sound
I just feel like this is a sweet song moment, right?
- I just feel like this is a sweet song moment, right?
- It's like very like nice, like sweet pop, like indie pop.
- But I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the whole wide world.
- And it makes some sweet tones essential for the life of me.
- Yeah, Singing the most just in, in offensive words, in really sweet melody.
- And we tend to like voices that we would describe in the way we would describe a hot chocolate, rich, dark, warm, sweet, smooth, all of those words.
- And then Luke kills it and and as it's dying, it sounds like a, a, a sweet little, it's like, and you kind of feel bad for it.
Examples
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Those bells, they sounded so sweet and so clear.
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Sweet music to my ears.
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I just feel like this is a sweet song moment, right?
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But his voice filled my spirit with a strange, sweet sound
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"There was a wild Colonial boy," she sang in a pure, sweet, high voice.
Fiction book (1991) -
When she spoke, her voice was husky, sweet, and completely unique.
Fiction book (1990) -
His voice cut clear and sweet through the chaos of the amphitheater.
Fiction book (1992) -
There's a harpist over here playing some sweet songs for us as we eat our food.
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Before Arbol could reply, a soft, sweet voice came purring out of the shadows.
Fiction book (1993) -
Those bells sounded so sweet and clear as they rang through the town.
Synonyms
Pleasant to see, hear, or think about
Very pleasant to look at or to be with
Giving a gentle feeling of enjoyment
Having a pleasing sound like a song
It has a pleasant tune that is easy to sing
Has a pleasant, musical sound
A smooth, sweet sound that is pleasant to hear
A sound like a nice song that is pleasant to hear
Having a smooth, sweet sound that is pleasant to hear
A pleasant, smooth sound like music or speech that is nice to listen to
A sweet, pleasant sound that soothes
A sound that is clear and pleasant like someone singing
A pleasant, sweet sound that is nice to hear
Sounds pleasant and smooth to hear
Having a smooth, pleasant sound
Has a pleasant, smooth sound that is easy to listen to
Having a rich, mellow sound that feels pleasant and not harsh
Having a clear, high, sweet sound like a small pipe you blow into
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Quick and pleasant without extra detail, often about a talk or message
To do small kind things that make a team feel happy and work well together
Compounds
A type of corn with sweet, tender kernels that people eat as a vegetable when young
- Offensive
An attractive young woman often talked about in a kind way or as less grown-up
Dark, sweet wine made stronger with alcohol and flavored with herbs for cocktails
A gentle type of jazz with a steady beat, medium speed, little improvisation, and a warm clear melody
A North American tree with spiky round seed balls and sweet-smelling sap and red leaves in autumn
- UK
A tall garden plant with strong sweet-smelling purple or white flowers that smell at night
A garden flower with dense clusters of small flat-topped flowers and a pleasant smell
- US
A small tree or bush from the southeastern United States with fragrant white flowers
A large tree from eastern North America that makes sweet edible nuts and useful wood
A North American tree with star-shaped leaves, spiky round fruit, and sticky fragrant sap
- Australian
A cassava with roots that need less cooking and leaves used to feed animals
A European plant with a vanilla smell and white to pink flowers that grows in wet places
An American plant with a sweet smell, broad rounded leaves and yellow flowers
A sweet alcoholic drink made with cherries, often used in cocktails or desserts
- UK
A European garden herb with fern-like leaves, white flowers and a sweet aniseed taste
A leafy wildflower with sweet-smelling white or pale pink trumpet flowers that blooms late afternoon
- US
A North American bush that people use to make jam and wine from its purple-black berries
A plant like chamomile that grows for one year, tastes more bitter, and helps mild stomach problems
A bush with spikes of sweet-smelling white flowers that grows near streams and coasts and attracts bees
A plant that has sweet-smelling flowers and grows in sandy places like deserts
How Melodious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sweet comes from Old English swete meaning 'pleasant', and people used the word for things that please the senses. That is why a sweet melody or voice is one that sounds pleasing and gentle.