sweet

Less common meanings

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   interjectioncolloquial

   Used to show you are happy or excited about good news.

   Sweet! We're going to the amusement park tomorrow.

   You got the job? Sweet!

   Similargreat

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   nouncountable or uncountable

   A loving name you call someone you care about.

   Don't cry, my sweet. Mommy is right here.

   Are you ready for bed, my sweet?

   UsageOften my sweet.

   Similarsweetheart

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    attractedadjectivecolloquial

    Liking someone in a romantic way.

    He's been sweet on the girl next door for years.

    I think she's sweet on her coworker.

    UsageSay sweet on someone.

    Similarkeen

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    noununcountable

    The taste you get from sugar, one of the basic tastes.

    Sweet is one of the five basic tastes our tongue can sense.

    Young children are often drawn to sweet more than to bitter.

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    fresh wateradjective

    Without salt, like fresh water or butter with no salt added.

    Like water from a spring you can drink, not seawater you cannot.

    Sailors searched the island for sweet water to refill their casks.

    This recipe calls for sweet butter, not salted butter.

    Similarfresh

    Oppositesalt, salty, brackish

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    not spoiledadjective

    Still fresh and good, not gone bad or sour.

    Keep the milk cold so it stays sweet.

    The butter was still sweet and good to eat.

    Similarfresh

    Oppositesour, rancid, stale

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    in a pleasant wayadverb

    In a nice or pleasant way.

    Goodnight, everyone, sleep sweet and have nice dreams.

    He talks sweet to his mom when he wants money.

    UsageUsed after a verb, as in songs: sing sweet.

    Similarpleasantly, beautifully

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    adjective

    Used before another word or amount to make its meaning stronger.

    Like saying 'a good ten miles' to stress how far it really is.

    He knows sweet nothing about fixing cars.

    She always does things in her own sweet way.

    UsageSay take your sweet time about someone who is slow.

    Similarcool, full, whole

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    doing welladjectiveslangAustralia

    Doing well and in a good, happy situation.

    Like being all set, with nothing left to worry about.

    Now that the rent is paid, we're sweet for the rest of the month.

    With the rent paid and a full fridge, we're sweet for the month.

    UsageSay we'll be sweet.

    Similarset, sorted

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    not acidicadjectivedatedUK

    Alkaline rather than acidic, especially about soil.

    The chalky soil was sweet and good for growing beans.

    Add a little lime to make sour soil sweet again.

    Similaralkaline

    Oppositesour, acid

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    make pleasantverbarchaic

    To make something sweet or pleasant.

    A sour maketh sweets two-fold sweeted.

    2012, Keith Ringkamp, PATIENCE WORTH: A Balm for Every IllHere, sweeted means made sweet or sweeter.

    In size and shape it resembles the heart of a calf, and the interior substance is similar to thick cream, sweeted with fine sugar.

    1825, John Breckinridge, C.R. HarrisonHere, sweeted means made sweet.

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    nounobsoletecountable or uncountable

    Pleasure or delight, or something nice that you enjoy.

    Fear's fire to fervency, which makes love's sweet prove nectar.

    1613, John Marston, William BarkstedHere, sweet means pleasure, something that delights the senses or mind.

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    nounobsoletecountable or uncountable

    A pleasant scent or perfume.

    a wilderness of sweets

    1667, John Milton, Paradise LostHere, sweets means pleasant smells or fragrances.

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    adjective

    Free from too much acid or sulfur.