sweet
- adjective
- /swiːt/
- 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.
- It's the most peaceful and sweet, delicious way.
- It's just got this kind of sweet romance to it.
- All light and all love and all sweet dreaming mojo to you.
- Wow, this is a cool, like sweet, beautiful.
Examples
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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.
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Well, it's a sweet surprise, all the same.
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She's such a sweet little girl.
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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.
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Her sweet smile brightened everyone's day at the party.
Synonyms
Pleasant to see, hear, or think about
Very pleasant to look at or to be with
Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested
Very pleasant to taste
Pleasant and attractive in a way that people like
Giving a gentle feeling of enjoyment
Something very pleasant that makes you happy
Having a pleasant smell like flowers or soap
Extremely pleasant and giving great comfort
Having a very rich, sweet taste or smell that feels pleasant
Having a pleasant scent
Kind and gentle toward others
Having a pleasant sweet smell
A little sweet in taste or smell
Making people feel very happy
Very sweet and nice to taste and smell
A food or drink with a nice taste that people enjoy
A pleasant, sweet sound that is nice to hear
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 Pleasant
Surface Forms
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.