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sweet

∞ 1.0
Pleasing to the senses or feelings
  • adjective
  • /swiːt/
: dulce
  • Listen to what this sweet young man Christian had to say.
  • short and sweet
  • home sweet home
  • sweet dreams

It's the most peaceful and sweet, delicious way.

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Examples

  • Life was suddenly so sweet, and she was going to have a baby.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Felpham, which Blake had hoped would be "a sweet place for study," had been a bust.

    Academic text (1994)
  • We ended up having a very, very sweet time as a family.

  • Well, it's a sweet surprise, all the same.

  • She's such a sweet little girl.

  • The book is really a sweet, well-written story with great potential for teaching character education.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The woman was in her late twenties; she had a sweet face, not beautiful but gentle and pretty.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Even her voice had changed; it was sweet now, lilting and a bit girlish.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • The sweet melody of the piano filled the room, creating a delightful atmosphere.

  • Her sweet smile brightened everyone's day at the party.

Synonyms

beautiful
vssweet
∞ 1.0

Pleasant to see, hear, or think about

is more about gentle pleasing feeling than striking visual or sound appeal
lovely
vssweet
∞ 1.0

Very pleasant to look at or to be with

is milder and used more broadly for ordinary pleasing things
attractive
vssweet
653 1.0

Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested

is more about simple pleasantness not necessarily arousing interest
delicious
vssweet
488 1.0

Very pleasant to taste

is more general pleasing not limited to strong taste enjoyment
charming
vssweet
450 1.0

Pleasant and attractive in a way that people like

is more general pleasing rather than a personal manner of appeal
pleasant
vssweet
323 1.0

Giving a gentle feeling of enjoyment

is often warmer and more emotionally touching than simple enjoyment
delightful
vssweet
169 2.0

Something very pleasant that makes you happy

is milder and more gentle in its pleasing effect
heavenly
vssweet
35 3.4

Extremely pleasant and giving great comfort

is more ordinary and less intensely joyous in effect
fragrant
vssweet
31 2.2

Having a pleasant smell like flowers or soap

is broader and can mean pleasing beyond scent and aroma
sweet-smelling
vssweet
19 2.3

Having a pleasant scent

is more general and covers pleasing feelings beyond scent
luscious
vssweet
9 4.3

Having a very rich, sweet taste or smell that feels pleasant

is less focused on richness offering milder general pleasantness
sweet-scented
vssweet
4 3.0

Having a pleasant sweet smell

is broader not limited to natural scent but general pleasing
sweet-natured
vssweet
2 3.2

Kind and gentle toward others

is about pleasing senses or feelings rather than personality trait
sweetish
vssweet
1 3.3

A little sweet in taste or smell

is more general rather than about a faint flavor or scent
delightsome
vssweet
  • Archaic
1 8.8

Making people feel very happy

is softer and more gently pleasing than that strong joy
1 3.0

A food or drink with a nice taste that people enjoy

is broader applying to feelings and senses beyond just flavor
mellisonant
vssweet
  • Formal
1 9.9

A pleasant, sweet sound that is nice to hear

is broader in use applying to many senses not only hearing
nectarous
vssweet
  • Literature
8.4

Very sweet and nice to taste and smell

is broader in scope applying across senses not only taste

Antonyms

183 1.0

Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness

5 3.9

Unpleasant to do or feel and causing annoyance

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 Pleasant

delightful
169 2.0
charming
450 1.0
sweet
∞ 1.0
pleasant
323 1.0
nice
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

sweet positive
sweeter comparative
sweetest superlative

Etymology

Sweet comes from Old English swete meaning 'pleasant', which is why we use it for things that are pleasing or delightful. So a 'sweet' victory or moment feels enjoyable and satisfying.