sweet

Not containing or composed of salt water.

Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub.

“a sweet disposition”

Not soured or preserved.

“sweet milk”

Having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar.

Pleasing to the senses.

“the sweet song of the lark”

“the sweet face of a child”

(used of wines) having a high residual sugar content.

“sweet dessert wines”

Pleasing to the mind or feeling.

“sweet revenge”

With sweetening added.

Pleasing to the ear.

Having a natural fragrance.

The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth.

A dish served as the last course of a meal.

English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912).

A food rich in sugar.

The property of tasting as if it contains sugar.

In an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly').

“Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly”

“how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank”