sweet

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NGSL Rank: 1778
sweet
swiːt Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter.
    E.g. a cup of hot sweet tea
  • pleasing in general; delightful.
    E.g. it was the sweet life he had always craved
  • (of a person or action) pleasant and kind or thoughtful.
    E.g. a very sweet nurse came along
  • used for emphasis in various phrases and exclamations.
    E.g. What had happened? Sweet nothing
noun
  • a small shaped piece of sweet food made with sugar.
    E.g. a bag of sweets
  • a sweet dish forming a course of a meal; a pudding or dessert.
  • used as an affectionate form of address.
    E.g. hello, my sweet
  • the sweet part or element of something.
    E.g. you have had the bitter, now comes the sweet

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