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treat

treat

420 1.0
Something special and enjoyable like ice cream or a nice outing
  • noun
  • /trit/
: capricho
  • The chocolate cake was a delightful treat at the birthday party.
  • a special treat
  • a tasty treat
  • get a treat

Be a bit selfish, have treats, start saying no all the time.

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Examples

Synonyms

delight
vstreat
173 1.2

A thing or feeling that gives great pleasure

is a specific special enjoyable item or event rather than general feeling
goodie
vstreat
62 1.6

A small treat given to enjoy or as a reward

is broader meaning any special enjoyable thing not only small gifts
delicacy
vstreat
41 6.3

A rare or special food that people enjoy for its taste

means a special enjoyable thing but not necessarily rare or luxurious
goody
vstreat
  • UK
19 2.3

A small sweet food people eat for pleasure

covers food items but also nonedible pleasant experiences
real treat
vstreat
18 2.1

Something you enjoy very much

is a pleasant or special thing but less intensely pleasurable
confection
vstreat
6 3.7

Sweet food like candy or a small cake

includes sweet foods but also nonfood enjoyable experiences
dainty
vstreat
1 5.3

A small, tasty piece of food often given as a treat

covers special enjoyable things that are not limited by size or delicacy
kickshaw
vstreat
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A small fancy dish served as a treat

is broader applying to any special enjoyable thing beyond fancy dishes

Antonyms

613 1.3

An action that makes someone suffer for breaking a rule, like a fine or time in prison

27 3.9

A feeling of being annoyed or not happy about something

Idioms

7 2.7

To give someone something special as a reward

6 3.9

Give someone very special care and attention like a king or queen

1 8.6

To act toward a woman without respect

Compounds

trick or treat
  • Baby Talk
107 2.5

An activity where children go from house to house asking for sweets on Halloween

18 2.1

Something you enjoy very much

A small snack in the afternoon like tea and cookies

1 5.9

An occasion when each person pays for their own meal or drink

1 2.2

A soft, chewy candy that tastes like fruit

fishsicle treat
  • Baby Talk
7.7

A frozen snack shaped like a fish that children often eat

frogsicle treat
  • Baby Talk
9.4

A frozen sweet shaped like a frog that children eat

How Pleasant

indulgence
37 6.0
luxury
369 4.2
delicacy
41 6.3
treat
420 1.0
snack
440 1.0

Surface Forms

treat singular
treats plural

Etymology

Treat comes from an old word meaning 'to handle' or 'deal with', and it shares the same root tract you see in tractor. So a treat is something given special care or attention, like a sweet or a small gift.