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sweet

sweet

1.1
Kind and gentle in a way that makes others comfortable
  • adjective
  • /swiːt/
translation icon : dulce
  • He is strong and smart and sweet and cute and we love him.
  • a sweet-natured person
  • a sweet face

He was so sweet to me, so nice.

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Examples

Synonyms

cute
vssweet
1.0

Attractive in a small, pretty, or charming way

is about warm, gentle kindness beyond mere physical charm
kind
vssweet
534 1.0

Being helpful and caring toward other people

adds an extra note of endearing innocence beyond basic care
charming
vssweet
418 1.0

Pleasant and attractive in a way that people like

is gentler, highlighting inner kindness rather than just attractiveness
adorable
vssweet
280 1.0

Very cute in a way that makes people love it

is kinder and gentler in nature, not only outward charm
warm
vssweet
280 1.0

Showing kindness and affection to others

is milder and more childlike, stressing pure innocence and gentleness
pleasant
vssweet
89 1.0

Friendly and polite in a way that makes others feel good

carries an added sense of innocence and angel like tenderness
darling
vssweet
  • Informal
45 1.8

Loved very much by someone

focuses more on quiet gentle goodness than affectionate pet names
angelic
vssweet
32 4.0

Kind, pure, and innocent in a way that seems like an angel

leans more toward friendly, gentle goodness than only purity
endearing
vssweet
31 3.5

Causing people to like someone because they are cute or kind

focuses more on quiet kindness and angel like goodness
heavenly
vssweet
29 3.4

Extremely pleasant and giving great comfort

focuses on human kindness and innocent goodness rather than grandeur
good-natured
vssweet
19 2.4

Being friendly, cheerful, and easy to get along with

leans more toward gentle innocence and angel like goodness
good-hearted
vssweet
15 2.8

Being kind and willing to help other people

adds gentler, more innocent quality to that compassion
kindly
vssweet
11 1.0

Being gentle and caring to other people

is more childlike and endearing rather than only kind action
lovely
vssweet
9 1.1

A person or thing that is attractive and makes you happy

is more about innocent goodness and tenderness than general beauty
kind-hearted
vssweet
9 2.5

A person who cares about others and often helps them

carries a softer, more endearing innocence than plain compassion
winsome
vssweet
5 7.8

Pleasant and charming in a simple, innocent way

leans more toward pure kindness and gentle, endearing nature
good-humored
vssweet
  • US
4 3.2

Cheerful and friendly to other people

is gentler and more innocent rather than mainly cheerful mood
cherubic
vssweet
3 7.4

Having a sweet, innocent face like a little angel

is about inner gentle kindness rather than mainly childlike looks
sweet-natured
vssweet
2 3.2

Kind and gentle toward others

emphasizes innocence and angel like goodness rather than plain pleasantness
sweet-faced
vssweet
1 3.9

Having a pleasant, gentle face that looks kind

is about inner gentle goodness, not only outward appearance
sugar and spice
vssweet
  • Informal
1 3.5

Very nice and friendly in a sweet, gentle way

is softer, stressing innocence and angel like goodness
softhearted
vssweet
1 3.4

A person who feels sorry for others and helps them

is more gently innocent and endearing rather than merely pity prone
angelical
vssweet
1 7.9

Very kind, pure, and gentle in a way that feels innocent

focuses more on kindness and endearing warmth than lofty purity
seraphic
vssweet
  • Literature
1 9.9

Being pure and peaceful like an angel

stresses warm, tender kindness and endearing behavior instead
nice as pie
vssweet
  • Informal
1 8.0

Very pleasant and friendly to other people

is more gentle and innocent rather than just friendly

Antonyms

699 2.2

Unkind and cruel toward other people

522 2.7

Willing to cause pain or suffering to others

47 3.9

Very strong and unpleasant to the senses, like bright light or bitter taste

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 Kind

angelic
32 4.0
endearing
31 3.5
sweet
1.1
kind
534 1.0
nice
1.0

Surface Forms

sweet positive
sweeter comparative
sweetest superlative

Etymology

Sweet comes from Old English swete meaning 'pleasant', and this sense passed to people too—like in sweetheart—to show kindness and gentleness. That is why calling someone sweet means they are kind and caring.