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adjective

1. Having or suggesting the taste of sugar: saccharine, sugary. See taste/bad taste.
2. Pleasing to the eye or mind: attractive, bewitching, enchanting, engaging, enticing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, lovely, prepossessing, pretty, taking, tempting, winning, winsome. See like/dislike.
3. Easy to love: adorable, lovable. See good/bad, like/dislike, love/hatred.

noun

A person who is much loved: beloved, darling, dear, honey, love, minion, precious, sweetheart, truelove. Informal sweetie. Idioms: light of one's life. See love/hatred.

Idioms beginning with sweet:
sweet dreams
sweeten the kitty
sweetness and light
sweet nothings
sweet on, be
sweet talk
sweet tooth

See also short and sweet; take the bitter with the sweet.

adj

Definition: friendly, kind
Antonyms: mean, unfriendly, unpleasant

adj

Definition: nice-smelling
Antonyms: malodorous, stinking, stinky, unpleasant

adj

Definition: nice-sounding
Antonyms: cacophonous, discordant, ugly

adj

Definition: sugary
Antonyms: acid, bitter, salty, sour

IN BRIEF: Having the taste of sugar.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. — Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher.

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sign description: The thumb, index finger and middle finger pinch the chin in a repeated motion.

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Dreaming of sweets may indicate the dreamer's sense of pleasure and enjoyment.

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one modality of the sense of taste, characterized by the effect of certain sugars such as sucrose and fructose.

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Opposite of sour.

• s. birch oil — see methyl salicylate.
• s. buckeye tree — aesculus octandra.
• s. clover — melilotus alba.
• s. feed — a mixture of rolled grain and molasses used to tempt convalescent horses and cattle.
• s. grass — panicum schinzii.
• s. itch — an intensely itchy dermatitis of horses caused by hypersensitivity to the bites of Culicoides spp. The lesions are worst in the summer months and most evident along the middle of the back. The skin is thickened and the hair is missing. Called also Queensland itch. See equine allergic dermatitis.

  Sweet itch (Queensland itch) on the neck of a horse. By permission from Pascoe R, Knottenbelt DC, Manual of Equine Dermatology, Saunders, 1999

• s. oil — olive oil.
• s. pea — lathyrus odoratus.
• s. potato — ipomoea batatas.
• s. vernal grass — anthoxanthum odoratum.

For a list of words related to sweetness, see:

• Pet Names

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See words rhyming with "sweet."

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sød, blid, yndig, liflig, melodisk, duftende, fersk, usaltet, frisk
n. - skat, elskede, bolsje, dessert, konfekt, sødme, behageligheder
adv. - sødt, let

idioms:

• be sweet on    være glad for, være forelsket i
• keep someone sweet    holde en person glad
• sweet and sour    sød-sur
• sweet corn    søde majs
• sweet nothings    sød snak
• sweet pea    lathyrus
• sweet pepper    sød peber, sød capiscum
• sweet potato    batat, søde kartofler
• sweet shop    slikbutik, slikforretning, chokoladeforretning
• sweet talk    sødsuppesnak, tale godt for sig, overtale

Nederlands (Dutch)
zoet, lief, schattig, toetje, snoepje, zuurtje, verliefd

Français (French)
adj. - doux, sucré, éc¯urant, bon (une odeur), gentil, sympathique, mélodieux, mignon, petite (une personne) (iro)
n. - (GB) bonbon, dessert, chou, ange
adv. - au goût sucré, à l'odeur agréable

idioms:

• keep someone sweet    amadouer qn
• sweet and sour    aigre-doux
• sweet corn    maïs
• sweet nothings    des riens
• sweet on    avoir le béguin pour qn
• sweet pea    pois de senteur
• sweet pepper    poivre doux
• sweet potato    patate douce
• sweet shop    (GB) confiserie
• sweet talk    baratin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Süßigkeit, Bonbon, süße Nachspeise
adj. - süß, lieblich
adv. - süß

idioms:

• keep someone sweet    jmdn. bei guter Laune halten
• sweet and sour    süßsauer
• sweet corn    Zuckermais
• sweet nothings    Liebeleien
• sweet on    verliebt sein in
• sweet pea    (Bot.) Wicke
• sweet pepper    Gemüsepaprika
• sweet potato    Süßkartoffel
• sweet shop    Süßwarengeschäft
• sweet talk    Süßholzgeraspel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γλύκισμα, γλυκό, γλυκό επιδόρπιο, (ως προσφώνηση) γλύκα
adj. - γλυκός, (μτφ.) τερπνός, ευχάριστος, πράος, μειλίχιος, ευωδιαστός, (για νερό) γλυκό, πόσιμο, (χημ.) χαμηλής περιεκτικότητας σε θείο

idioms:

• be sweet on    είμαι τσιμπημένος με
• keep someone sweet    ικανοποιώ
• sweet and sour    γλυκόξινος
• sweet corn    (φυτολ.) γλυκαραποσίτι
• sweet nothings    (ανούσια) γλυκόλογα
• sweet pea    (φυτολ.) μοσχομπίζελο
• sweet pepper    (φυτολ.) γλυκοπιπεριά, (μαγειρ.) γλυκοπίπερο
• sweet potato    (φυτολ.) γλυκοπατάτα
• sweet shop    (Βρετ.) κατάστημα πώλησης ζαχαρωδών, καραμελάδικο
• sweet talk    καλόπιασμα, κολακεία

Italiano (Italian)
dolce, caramella, carino, buono, sdolcinato, dolcezza

idioms:

• be sweet on    essere innamorato di
• keep someone sweet    tenersi buono qualcuno
• my sweet    mio caro
• sweet and sour    agrodolce
• sweet corn    granturco
• sweet nothings    paroline dolci
• sweet pea    pisello
• sweet pepper    peperone dolce
• sweet potato    patata americana
• sweet shop    pasticceria
• sweet talk    parole affettuose

Português (Portuguese)
n. - doce (m)
adj. - doce

idioms:

• be sweet on    estar apaixonado por
• keep someone sweet    alertar
• sweet and sour    doce-azedo
• sweet corn    milho doce
• sweet nothings    coisas amorosas
• sweet pea    ervilha
• sweet pepper    pimentão
• sweet potato    batata doce
• sweet shop    confeitaria
• sweet talk    namoro

Русский (Russian)
конфета, дорогой, милый (обращение), сладкий, свежий, душистый, благозвучный, приятный, добрый, прелестный, любимый

idioms:

• be sweet on    быть влюбленным
• keep someone sweet    поддерживать хорошее настроение
• sweet and sour    кисло-сладкий
• sweet corn    сахарная кукуруза, сладкая столовая кукуруза
• sweet nothings    нежности, сладкие слова, любовные уверения
• sweet pea    душистый горошек
• sweet pepper    перец сладкий, сладкий стручковый перец
• sweet potato    батат, сладкий картофель
• sweet shop    кондитерская
• sweet talk    лесть, умасливание

Español (Spanish)
adj. - dulce, dulzón, empalagoso, amable, cariñoso, encantador, ameno, mono, bueno, bien educado, meloso, pegajoso, enamorado, azucarado, grato, benigno, suave, apacible, bello, hermoso, lindo, querido, fresco, diestro, hábil, dócil
n. - postre, dulce, caramelo, dulzura, persona querida
adv. - dulcemente, olorosamente

idioms:

• keep someone sweet    alegrar a alguien
• sweet and sour    agridulce
• sweet corn    maíz tierno
• sweet nothings    susurros amorosos
• sweet on    estar acaramelado con, estar enamorado de
• sweet pea    guisante de olor
• sweet pepper    pimiento morrón
• sweet potato    batata, camote
• sweet shop    confitería, bombonería
• sweet talk    adulación, halago

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - karamell, snask, godsak, älskling, sötma
adj. - söt-, färsk, snygg, ren, fräsch, fin, behaglig, välljudande, näpen, ljuv, lätthanterlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
甜的, 漂亮的, 悦耳的, 芳香的, 甜蜜, 情人, 糖果, 舒适地, 友爱地, 甜蜜地, 讨人喜欢地, 可爱地

idioms:

• be sweet on    迷恋, 爱上
• keep someone sweet    讨好某人, 巴结某人
• sweet and sour    用糖醋调味的
• sweet corn    甜玉米, 嫩玉米
• sweet nothings    情意绵绵的话, 情话
• sweet pea    香豌豆
• sweet pepper    甜辣椒, 甜辣椒的果实
• sweet potato    甘薯
• sweet shop    糖果店
• sweet talk    甜言蜜语, 花言巧语

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 甜的, 漂亮的, 悅耳的, 芳香的
n. - 甜蜜, 情人, 糖果
adv. - 舒適地, 友愛地, 甜蜜地, 討人喜歡地, 可愛地

idioms:

• be sweet on    迷戀, 愛上
• keep someone sweet    討好某人, 巴結某人
• sweet and sour    用糖醋調味的
• sweet corn    甜玉米, 嫩玉米
• sweet nothings    情意綿綿的話, 情話
• sweet pea    香豌豆
• sweet pepper    甜辣椒, 甜辣椒的果實
• sweet potato    甘薯
• sweet shop    糖果店
• sweet talk    甜言蜜語, 花言巧語

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 단, 감미로운, 맛있는
n. - 닮, 단맛, 단것
adv. - 달게, 감미롭게, 상냥하게

idioms:

• be sweet on    ~에게 매혹되다
• keep someone sweet    아무에게 잘 보이려 애쓰다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 甘い, 飲んで甘い, 調子のよい, 楽しい, 甘ったるい, ひどい, 親切な, きれいな, 塩気のない
n. - スウィート, 甘味, 甘いもの, 愛人, 甘美
adv. - 甘く, 調子よく

idioms:

• be sweet on    …にほれている
• boiled sweet    飴玉
• sweet and sour    甘酸っぱい
• sweet corn    スイートコーン
• sweet nothings    愛のことば
• sweet pea    スイートピー
• sweet pepper    アマトウガラシ
• sweet potato    サツマイモ
• sweet shop    お菓子屋
• sweet talk    追従

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حلوى , حلاوة , شئ حلو , الحبيب (صفه) حلو , عذب , اثير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתוק, ערב, נעים, נוח, ריחני, מושך, טרי, רענן, טהור, חמוד‬
n. - ‮סוכריה, ממתק, מיני-מתיקה, לפתן, מנה לקינוח, מנה אחרונה‬
adv. - ‮במתק, במתיקות‬

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