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sweet

808 1.0
Pleasing to the senses or feelings
  • adjective
  • /swiːt/
translation icon : 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
680 1.0

Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested

is more about simple pleasantness not necessarily arousing interest
delicious
vssweet
419 1.0

Very pleasant to taste

is more general pleasing not limited to strong taste enjoyment
charming
vssweet
418 1.0

Pleasant and attractive in a way that people like

is more general pleasing rather than a personal manner of appeal
pleasant
vssweet
314 1.0

Giving a gentle feeling of enjoyment

is often warmer and more emotionally touching than simple enjoyment
delightful
vssweet
202 2.0

Something very pleasant that makes you happy

is milder and more gentle in its pleasing effect
fragrant
vssweet
34 2.2

Having a pleasant smell like flowers or soap

is broader and can mean pleasing beyond scent and aroma
heavenly
vssweet
29 3.4

Extremely pleasant and giving great comfort

is more ordinary and less intensely joyous in effect
luscious
vssweet
14 4.3

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

is less focused on richness offering milder general pleasantness
sweet-smelling
vssweet
4 2.3

Having a pleasant scent

is more general and covers pleasing feelings beyond scent
sweet-natured
vssweet
2 3.2

Kind and gentle toward others

is about pleasing senses or feelings rather than personality trait
sweet-scented
vssweet
1 3.0

Having a pleasant sweet smell

is broader not limited to natural scent but general pleasing
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
8.8

Making people feel very happy

is softer and more gently pleasing than that strong joy
nectarous
vssweet
  • Literature
8.4

Very sweet and nice to taste and smell

is broader in scope applying across senses not only taste
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
9.9

A pleasant, sweet sound that is nice to hear

is broader in use applying to many senses not only hearing

Antonyms

215 1.0

Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness

6 3.9

Unpleasant to do or feel and causing annoyance

Idioms

home sweet home
  • Informal
17 2.3

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

short and sweet
  • Informal
12 4.0

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

3 7.5

Do something slowly on purpose and without hurry

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

sweet dreams
  • Informal
1.4

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

9.9

Nothing at all is left

Sweet Jesus
  • Informal
9.9

A short spoken phrase showing strong surprise or shock

A strong cry showing surprise or shock

Compounds

74 1.0

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

sweet spot
  • Informal
23 4.4

The best point where something works well

sweet tooth
  • Informal
20 2.8

A strong liking for sweet foods like candy and cake

sweet pea
  • Baby Talk
8 3.0

A loving name adults use for a child or pet

7 1.1

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

sweet nothings
  • Informal
5 6.6

Soft loving words whispered to someone to show love

Having a pleasant scent

4 1.1

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

sweet talker
  • Informal
3 5.6

A person who uses kind words to charm or trick people

sweet talk
  • Informal
3 4.3

Flattering words that try to persuade someone but are not sincere

2 3.5

A short time of warm feelings you remember

sweet young thing
  • Offensive
2 8.2

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

Kind and gentle toward others

2 2.7

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

1 3.9

Having a pleasant, gentle face that looks kind

1 1.5

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

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

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

1 6.9

A grass with a sweet smell that grows near water

1 3.0

A climbing garden plant with small fragrant flowers in pale colors

1 2.0

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

1 4.1

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

1 6.0

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

1 6.1

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

1 3.5

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

1 7.2

A slow time someone takes on purpose that annoys other people

1 7.9

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

1 8.9

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

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

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

Having a pleasant sweet smell

1 4.4

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

1 2.0

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

1 7.5

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

8.4

A bush with fragrant white flowers that bloom in summer

A tropical plant that makes small apple-sized fruits with sweet edible pulp

sweet cassava
  • Australian
5.7

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

A fragrant resin burned as incense and used in perfume

2.3

Apple juice made from pressed apples that has no alcohol

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

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

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

A warm reddish brown colour like a nut

9.9

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

A type of corn people grow for sweet, tender kernels to eat

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

A leafy wildflower with sweet-smelling white or pale pink trumpet flowers that blooms late afternoon

9.9

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

A plant from North America with sweet leaves used to make a calming tea

9.9

A yellow tropical fruit with juicy sweet flesh

9.6

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

8.6

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

A sweet tropical fruit with soft, juicy pulp that smells nice

sweet hereafter
  • Literature
9.1

A peaceful and pleasant life after death that gives comfort

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

7.7

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

7.0

Reddish-brown wood from a North American tree used to make furniture

A fruit like a lemon but sweeter and less sour

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

A round fruit with sweet juice and orange skin

A fragrant herb with small leaves used to flavor food

A vine that grows sweet melons with a netted rind, like cantaloupe

A round fruit with sweet, juicy flesh eaten fresh

A Mediterranean plant with many flowers that have a strong scent

A plant that grows large, mild fruits like bell peppers for salads

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

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

A plant that has sweet-smelling flowers and grows in sandy places like deserts

How Pleasant

delightful
202 2.0
charming
418 1.0
sweet
808 1.0
pleasant
314 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.