sweet

1. superl. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges. Source: opted

2. superl. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense. Source: opted

3. superl. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer. Source: opted

4. superl. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion. Source: opted

5. superl. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. Source: opted

6. superl. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish. Source: opted

7. superl. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners. Source: opted

8. n. That which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural. Source: opted

9. n. Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc. Source: opted

10. n. Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc. Source: opted

11. n. That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume. Source: opted

12. n. That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life. Source: opted

13. n. One who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of endearment. Source: opted

14. adv. Sweetly. Source: opted

15. v. t. To sweeten. Source: opted

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