Grep of noun sweet
american bittersweet
american sweet chestnut
american sweet gum
bittersweet
climbing bittersweet
evergreen bittersweet
false bittersweet
henry sweet
japan bittersweet
japanese bittersweet
oriental bittersweet
summer sweet
sweet
sweet-birch oil
sweet-potato ring rot
sweet-potato whitefly
sweet-scented geranium
sweet acacia
sweet alison
sweet almond
sweet almond oil
sweet alyssum
sweet balm
sweet basil
sweet bay
sweet bells
sweet birch
sweet buckeye
sweet calabash
sweet calamus
sweet cassava
sweet cherry
sweet chestnut
sweet cicely
sweet cider
sweet clover
sweet coltsfoot
sweet corn
sweet corn plant
sweet cup
sweet elder
sweet false chamomile
sweet fern
sweet flag
sweet four o'clock
sweet gale
sweet goldenrod
sweet granadilla
sweet grass
sweet gum
sweet gum tree
sweet lemon
sweet lime
sweet marjoram
sweet melon
sweet melon vine
sweet nothings
sweet oil
sweet orange
sweet orange tree
sweet pea
sweet pepper
sweet pepper plant
sweet pepperbush
sweet pickle
sweet potato
sweet potato vine
sweet reseda
sweet rocket
sweet roll
sweet sand verbena
sweet scabious
sweet shrub
sweet sorghum
sweet sultan
sweet talk
sweet talker
sweet tooth
sweet unicorn plant
sweet vermouth
sweet vetch
sweet violet
sweet wattle
sweet white violet
sweet william
sweet woodruff
sweet wormwood
sweetbread
sweetbreads
sweetbriar
sweetbrier
sweetener
sweetening
sweetheart
sweetie
sweetleaf
sweetleaf family
sweetmeat
sweetness
sweetness and light
sweetpea
sweetsop
sweetsop tree
sweetwood bark
white sweet clover
wild sweet pea
wild sweet potato vine
winter sweet
yellow sweet clover
Overview of noun sweet
The noun sweet has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. Sweet, Henry Sweet -- (English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912))
2. dessert, sweet -- (a sweet served as the last course of a meal)
3. sweet, confection, confectionery -- (a food rich in sugar)
4. sweet, sweetness, sugariness -- (the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth)
5. sweetness, sweet -- (the property of containing sugar)
Overview of adj sweet
The adj sweet has 12 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (9) sweet -- (having a pleasant taste (as of sugar))
2. (4) angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet -- (having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition")
3. (3) dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet -- (pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello")
4. (2) sweet -- (one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey)
5. (2) sweet -- (pleasing to the senses "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child")
6. (2) gratifying, sweet -- (pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge")
7. (2) odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling -- (having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers")
8. (1) sweet -- ((used of wines) having a sweet taste)
9. unfermented, sweet -- (not having undergone fermentation; "sweet cider")
10. fresh, sweet -- (not soured or preserved; "sweet milk")
11. sugared, sweetened, sweet -- (with sweetening added)
12. sweet, unsalty -- (not having a salty taste; "sweet water")
Overview of adv sweet
The adv sweet has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sweetly, sweet -- (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"))
Antonyms of adj sweet
12 senses of sweet
Sense 1
sweet (vs. sour)
sour (vs. sweet)
=> acerb, acerbic, astringent, sharp
=> acetose, acetous, vinegary
=> acidic, acidulent, acidulous
=> acidulated
=> lemony, lemonlike, sourish, tangy, tart
=> subacid
Sense 2
angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet
INDIRECT (VIA lovable) -> hateful
Sense 3
dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet
INDIRECT (VIA melodious) -> unmelodious, unmelodic, unmusical
Sense 4
sweet
INDIRECT (VIA tasteful) -> tasteless
Sense 5
sweet
INDIRECT (VIA pleasing) -> displeasing
Sense 6
gratifying, sweet
INDIRECT (VIA pleasing) -> displeasing
Sense 7
odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling
INDIRECT (VIA fragrant) -> malodorous
Sense 8
sweet (vs. dry)
dry (vs. sweet)
=> brut
=> sec, unsweet
Sense 9
unfermented, sweet
INDIRECT (VIA unsoured) -> soured
Sense 10
fresh, sweet
INDIRECT (VIA unsoured) -> soured
Sense 11
sugared, sweetened, sweet
INDIRECT (VIA sugary) -> sugarless, nonsweet
Sense 12
sweet, unsalty
INDIRECT (VIA fresh) -> salt
Similarity of adj sweet
12 senses of sweet
Sense 1
sweet (vs. sour)
=> cloying, saccharine, syrupy, treacly
=> sweetish
Also See-> sugary#1; sweet#8; tasteful#2
Sense 2
angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet
=> lovable (vs. hateful)
Sense 3
dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet
=> melodious (vs. unmelodious), melodic, musical
Sense 4
sweet
=> tasteful (vs. tasteless)
Sense 5
sweet
=> pleasing (vs. displeasing)
Sense 6
gratifying, sweet
=> pleasing (vs. displeasing)
Sense 7
odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling
=> fragrant (vs. malodorous)
Sense 8
sweet (vs. dry)
Also See-> sugary#1; sweet#1
Sense 9
unfermented, sweet
=> unsoured (vs. soured)
Sense 10
fresh, sweet
=> unsoured (vs. soured)
Sense 11
sugared, sweetened, sweet
=> sugary (vs. sugarless)
Sense 12
sweet, unsalty
=> fresh (vs. salt)
Attributes of adj sweet
Familiarity of adj sweet
sweet used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 12)
Grep of adj sweet
bittersweet
nonsweet
semisweet
short and sweet
sweet
sweet-faced
sweet-scented
sweet-smelling
sweetened
sweetish
unsweet
Overview of noun sweet
The noun sweet has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. Sweet, Henry Sweet -- (English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912))
2. dessert, sweet -- (a sweet served as the last course of a meal)
3. sweet, confection, confectionery -- (a food rich in sugar)
4. sweet, sweetness, sugariness -- (the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth)
5. sweetness, sweet -- (the property of containing sugar)
Overview of adj sweet
The adj sweet has 12 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (9) sweet -- (having a pleasant taste (as of sugar))
2. (4) angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet -- (having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition")
3. (3) dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet -- (pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello")
4. (2) sweet -- (one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey)
5. (2) sweet -- (pleasing to the senses "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child")
6. (2) gratifying, sweet -- (pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge")
7. (2) odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling -- (having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers")
8. (1) sweet -- ((used of wines) having a sweet taste)
9. unfermented, sweet -- (not having undergone fermentation; "sweet cider")
10. fresh, sweet -- (not soured or preserved; "sweet milk")
11. sugared, sweetened, sweet -- (with sweetening added)
12. sweet, unsalty -- (not having a salty taste; "sweet water")
Overview of adv sweet
The adv sweet has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sweetly, sweet -- (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"))
sweet definition
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