sweet (
http://definr.com/sweet)
adj 1: having a pleasant taste (as of sugar) [ant:
sour]
2: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an
angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic
when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn:
angelic,
angelical,
cherubic,
seraphic]
3: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn:
dulcet,
honeyed,
mellifluous,
mellisonant]
4: one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like
the taste of sugar or honey
5: pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the
sweet face of a child"
6: pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge" [syn:
gratifying]
7: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the
odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June";
"scented flowers" [syn:
odoriferous,
odorous,
perfumed,
scented,
sweet-scented,
sweet-smelling]
8: (used of wines) having a sweet taste [ant:
dry]
9: not having undergone fermentation; "sweet cider" [syn:
unfermented]
10: not soured or preserved; "sweet milk" [syn:
fresh]
11: with sweetening added [syn:
sugared,
sweetened]
12: not having a salty taste; "sweet water" [syn:
unsalty]
n 1: English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics
(1845-1912) [syn:
Sweet,
Henry Sweet]
2: a sweet served as the last course of a meal [syn:
dessert]
3: a food rich in sugar [syn:
confection,
confectionery]
4: the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth [syn:
sweetness,
sugariness]
5: the property of containing sugar [syn:
sweetness]
adv : in an affectionate or loving manner; "Susan Hayward plays
the wife sharply and sweetly"; (`sweet' is a poetic or
informal variant for `sweetly' as in "how sweet the
moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare; "talking
sweet to each other") [syn:
sweetly]