sweet

Adjective
  1. Having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar (synset 302376904)
    also:
    • sugary - containing sugar
    • sweet - (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
    • tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste
    similar to:
  2. Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub (synset 301462871)
    "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
    similar to: lovable, loveable - having characteristics that attract love or affection
    same as: angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic
  3. Pleasing to the ear (synset 301505500)
    "the dulcet tones of the cello"
    similar to: melodic, melodious, musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
    same as: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant
  4. Pleasing to the senses (synset 301813936)
    "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"
    similar to: pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction
  5. Pleasing to the mind or feeling (synset 301813678)
    "sweet revenge"
    similar to: pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction
    same as: gratifying
  6. Having a natural fragrance (synset 301056310)
    "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
    similar to: fragrant - pleasant-smelling
    same as: odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling
  7. (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content (synset 302376172)
    "sweet dessert wines"
    also:
    • sugary - containing sugar
    • sweet - having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
  8. Not containing or composed of salt water (synset 301077395)
    "fresh water"
    same as: fresh
  9. Not soured or preserved (synset 302378651)
    "sweet milk"
    similar to: unsoured - not having turned bad
    same as: fresh, unfermented
  10. With sweetening added (synset 302346267)
    similar to: sugary - containing sugar
    same as: sugared, sweet-flavored, sweetened
Noun
  1. English phonetician;
    One of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912) (synset 111346725)
    is an instance of: phonetician - a specialist in phonetics
    same as: henry sweet
  2. A dish served as the last course of a meal (synset 107625449)
    is a type of: course - part of a meal served at one time
    subtypes:
    • ambrosia - fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
    • baked alaska - cake covered with ice cream and meringue browned quickly in an oven
    • blancmange - sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded
    • charlotte - a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard
    • compote, fruit compote - dessert of stewed or baked fruit
    • dumpling - dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
    • flan - open pastry filled with fruit or custard
    • frozen dessert - any of various desserts prepared by freezing
    • junket - dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
    • mousse - a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
    • pavlova - a dessert consisting of a meringue base or cup filled with fruit and whipped cream
    • peach melba - ice cream and peaches with a liqueur
    • whip - a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit
    • pudding - any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed
    • pud, pudding - (British) the dessert course of a meal (`pud' is used informally)
    • sillabub, syllabub - sweetened cream beaten with wine or liquor
    • tiramisu - an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate
    • sabayon, zabaglione - light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled
    • mold, mould - a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold
    same as: afters, dessert
  3. A food rich in sugar (synset 107612255)
    is a type of: dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat - something considered choice to eat
    subtypes:
    same as: confection
  4. The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth (synset 105724524)
    is a type of: gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus
    same as: sugariness, sweetness
  5. The property of tasting as if it contains sugar (synset 105001591)
    is a type of: taste property - a property appreciated via the sense of taste
    subtypes:
    same as: sweetness
Adverb
  1. In an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly') (synset 400474454)
    "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"; "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"; "talking sweet to each other"
    referred to in: poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    same as: sweetly

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