sweet
adjective
[ swiːt ]
• having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter.
• "a cup of hot sweet tea"
Similar:
sugary,
sweetened,
saccharine,
sugared,
honeyed,
candied,
glacé,
syrupy,
treacly,
sickly,
cloying,
• pleasing in general; delightful.
• "it was the sweet life he had always craved"
Similar:
pleasant,
pleasing,
agreeable,
delightful,
nice,
satisfying,
gratifying,
welcome,
good,
acceptable,
to one's liking,
entertaining,
charming,
inviting,
attractive,
fine,
lovely,
great,
• (of a person or action) pleasant and kind or thoughtful.
• "a very sweet nurse came along"
Similar:
likeable,
appealing,
engaging,
amiable,
pleasant,
agreeable,
genial,
friendly,
nice,
good-natured,
kind,
kindly,
kind-hearted,
thoughtful,
considerate,
charming,
winning,
enchanting,
captivating,
delightful,
lovely,
as nice as pie,
simpatico,
taking,
• used for emphasis in various phrases and exclamations.
• "What had happened? Sweet nothing"
sweet
noun
• a small shaped piece of sweet food made with sugar.
• "a bag of sweets"
• a sweet dish forming a course of a meal; a pudding or dessert.
• used as an affectionate form of address.
• "hello, my sweet"
Similar:
dear,
darling,
dearest,
dear one,
love,
sweetheart,
beloved,
honey,
angel,
pet,
sweetie,
sugar,
honey pie,
sweetie pie,
cutie pie,
babe,
baby,
bae,
doll,
poppet,
treasure,
querida,
• the sweet part or element of something.
• "you have had the bitter, now comes the sweet"
Origin:
Old English swēte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zoet, German süss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suavis and Greek hēdus .
