sweeter
SaySWEET-er/ˈswitɚ/UK/ˈswiːtə/
- 1Comparative of sweet.
Ripe strawberries taste much sweeter than the green ones.
Her voice grew sweeter as the lullaby went on.
Note
The ordinary way English compares sweetness is with the -er ending, not more sweet, which sounds marked in everyday prose. The comparative follows the adjective into all its meanings: sweeter fruit, a sweeter-smelling rose, a sweeter tune. It also covers water that is sweeter because it is less salty and milk that is sweeter because it has not turned. Context, not the form, tells you which comparison is meant.
sweeter is a form of sweet
sweet, adjective: Having the taste of sugar, including a wine that keeps some of its sugar rather than being fully dry. Full entry
- Spelling
- sweet → sweeter: add -er
Use it in a sentence
Write your own sentence with sweeter, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.