1. (noun) Sweet, Henry Sweet
English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
Synonyms: sugariness, dessert, sweetness, afters, confection Antonyms: displeasing, sugarless, acidulous, acerb, vinegary, dry, sourish, acetose, tart, brut, unmelodious, malodorous, unpleasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky, acidic, sour, medium-dry, acetous, nonsweet, tangy, subacid, hateful, acidulent, unsweet, soured, vinegarish, astringent, malodourous, unmelodic, lemony, lemonlike, acid, unmusical, sec, acerbic
2. (noun) dessert, sweet, afters
a dish served as the last course of a meal
Synonyms: sweet, sugariness, afters, dessert, sweetness, confection Antonyms: unmelodious, tart, acetose, unmusical, sour, acid, acidic, nonsweet, unpleasant-smelling, subacid, soured, lemony, sugarless, brut, vinegarish, stinky, tangy, acerb, acetous, malodorous, acidulous, acerbic, acidulent, sec, ill-smelling, dry, sourish, unmelodic, medium-dry, displeasing, astringent, unsweet, malodourous, vinegary, hateful, lemonlike
3. (noun) sweet, confection
a food rich in sugar
Synonyms: sweet, concoction, sugariness, dessert, sweetness, afters, confection Antonyms: unmelodious, unpleasant-smelling, lemonlike, sourish, unmelodic, lemony, vinegarish, hateful, soured, subacid, malodorous, stinky, medium-dry, nonsweet, acidic, dry, ill-smelling, acerbic, acidulous, brut, sec, tangy, unmusical, sour, acerb, acetous, unsweet, malodourous, acidulent, acid, acetose, displeasing, sugarless, astringent, vinegary, tart
4. (noun) sweet, sweetness, sugariness
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
Synonyms: dessert, sweetness, sweet, fragrance, redolence, confection, bouquet, sugariness, fragrancy, pleasantness, afters Antonyms: nonsweet, lemonlike, tart, sour, hateful, displeasing, malodourous, astringent, acidic, acidulous, unmelodious, acid, sourish, acetous, unmelodic, dry, lemony, unsweet, brut, acerbic, malodorous, sec, acerb, unpleasant-smelling, unmusical, sugarless, subacid, vinegarish, medium-dry, acetose, acidulent, ill-smelling, stinky, vinegary, soured, tangy
5. (adj) sweetness, sweet
the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
Synonyms: sweet, fragrance, sweetness, confection, dessert, bouquet, redolence, fragrancy, pleasantness, sugariness, afters Antonyms: malodourous, sec, unmelodious, vinegarish, displeasing, medium-dry, sourish, vinegary, unpleasant-smelling, acetose, tart, acidulent, astringent, subacid, acerbic, unmelodic, acid, unmusical, dry, stinky, lemony, acidulous, sour, ill-smelling, acidic, sugarless, tangy, malodorous, brut, lemonlike, soured, acetous, acerb, unsweet, hateful, nonsweet
6. (adj) sweet
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
Synonyms: odorous, angelic, fresh, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, mellifluous, unfermented, dulcet, sweetened, odoriferous, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, scented, sweet-flavored, mellisonant Antonyms: acid, acerb, astringent, acidulent, vinegary, sugarless, lemonlike, nonsweet, displeasing, ill-smelling, lemony, hateful, medium-dry, tart, stinky, brut, acetous, unmelodic, soured, malodorous, dry, vinegarish, unmusical, subacid, tangy, malodourous, unsweet, sec, acerbic, unmelodious, acidulous, acidic, unpleasant-smelling, sour, acetose, sourish
7. (adj) angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet
having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
Synonyms: odorous, angelic, saintlike, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, saintly, beatific, sweet-scented, mellifluous, fresh, dulcet, sweet, sweetened, sainted, odoriferous, unfermented, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, scented, sweet-flavored, mellisonant, seraphical Antonyms: malodorous, unmelodious, unsweet, vinegarish, brut, sourish, displeasing, acidic, nonsweet, acidulent, tart, astringent, medium-dry, soured, subacid, malodourous, acidulous, sour, hateful, lemony, acetous, acid, acerb, acerbic, ill-smelling, dry, unpleasant-smelling, tangy, unmusical, vinegary, sec, unmelodic, sugarless, stinky, lemonlike, acetose
8. (adj) dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet
pleasing to the ear
Synonyms: mellifluous, odorous, angelic, fresh, mellisonant, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, scented, unfermented, dulcet, sweet, sweetened, odoriferous, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, sweet-flavored, honied, syrupy Antonyms: subacid, acidic, dry, nonsweet, sec, acetose, unsweet, sugarless, hateful, lemonlike, astringent, acerbic, brut, displeasing, stinky, tangy, vinegary, soured, acidulent, acerb, sourish, lemony, medium-dry, unmusical, malodorous, unmelodic, sour, unmelodious, acid, tart, ill-smelling, unpleasant-smelling, acidulous, malodourous, vinegarish, acetous
9. (adj) sweet
pleasing to the senses
Synonyms: odorous, angelic, fresh, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, mellifluous, unfermented, dulcet, sweetened, odoriferous, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, scented, sweet-flavored, mellisonant Antonyms: tangy, nonsweet, unsweet, hateful, acetous, sec, dry, acidulent, sour, unmelodic, lemony, astringent, sourish, stinky, medium-dry, acetose, soured, sugarless, unmelodious, malodorous, acerb, acerbic, subacid, acid, displeasing, acidic, ill-smelling, vinegarish, malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, lemonlike, tart, unmusical, brut, acidulous, vinegary
10. (adj) gratifying, sweet
pleasing to the mind or feeling
Synonyms: odorous, pleasurable, fresh, enjoyable, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, mellifluous, unfermented, dulcet, sweet, sweetened, odoriferous, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, scented, angelic, mellisonant, sweet-flavored Antonyms: acidic, malodourous, lemony, malodorous, tart, sour, nonsweet, dry, sugarless, vinegary, lemonlike, acetous, astringent, subacid, sec, acerbic, soured, acetose, displeasing, stinky, ill-smelling, medium-dry, acid, unmelodious, unpleasant-smelling, tangy, sourish, unsweet, unmusical, brut, acidulous, acidulent, hateful, unmelodic, vinegarish, acerb
11. (adj) odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling
having a natural fragrance
Synonyms: odorous, angelic, odoriferous, fresh, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, mellifluous, unfermented, dulcet, sweet, sweetened, scented, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, sweet-flavored, mellisonant Antonyms: acidic, soured, lemonlike, subacid, acetous, acidulent, acerb, dry, malodorous, unmelodious, unmelodic, displeasing, brut, tart, malodourous, lemony, unmusical, ill-smelling, acid, medium-dry, acerbic, vinegarish, unsweet, sourish, acetose, sec, sour, sugarless, unpleasant-smelling, hateful, vinegary, stinky, acidulous, tangy, astringent, nonsweet
12. (adj) sweet
(used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
Synonyms: odorous, angelic, fresh, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, mellifluous, unfermented, dulcet, sweetened, odoriferous, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, scented, sweet-flavored, mellisonant Antonyms: acidulous, sourish, malodourous, acidulent, malodorous, acidic, unpleasant-smelling, unmusical, acetose, sugarless, acerbic, brut, dry, lemony, displeasing, medium-dry, vinegary, subacid, tart, acid, acetous, stinky, lemonlike, acerb, tangy, hateful, unmelodic, unsweet, unmelodious, vinegarish, soured, astringent, sec, nonsweet, ill-smelling, sour
13. (adj) fresh, sweet
not containing or composed of salt water
Synonyms: dulcet, scented, invigorated, new, wise, mellifluous, brisk, sweet-flavored, odoriferous, saucy, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, honeyed, angelic, smart, sassy, mellisonant, overbold, gratifying, cherubic, clean, sugared, sweet, angelical, seraphic, impertinent, fresh, sweetened, reinvigorated, impudent, odorous, novel, refreshing, refreshful, unused, tonic, bracing, refreshed, perfumed, unfermented Antonyms: stinky, ill-smelling, astringent, vinegary, hateful, unpleasant-smelling, displeasing, acidic, unmelodic, sugarless, tangy, tart, lemony, acid, brut, malodorous, vinegarish, acerb, unmelodious, medium-dry, unsweet, dry, sourish, lemonlike, acerbic, acidulent, malodourous, acetous, sour, acidulous, subacid, soured, acetose, nonsweet, unmusical, sec
14. (adj) fresh, sweet, unfermented
not soured or preserved
Synonyms: dulcet, scented, invigorated, new, wise, mellifluous, brisk, sweet-flavored, odoriferous, saucy, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, honeyed, angelic, smart, sassy, mellisonant, overbold, gratifying, cherubic, clean, sugared, sweet, angelical, seraphic, impertinent, fresh, sweetened, reinvigorated, impudent, odorous, novel, refreshing, refreshful, unused, tonic, bracing, refreshed, perfumed, unfermented Antonyms: unmelodic, vinegary, sourish, subacid, acidic, unmelodious, nonsweet, acerb, soured, lemonlike, hateful, brut, malodourous, sugarless, malodorous, acid, unmusical, lemony, displeasing, medium-dry, dry, acidulous, ill-smelling, vinegarish, unpleasant-smelling, tangy, unsweet, acetose, stinky, acidulent, acetous, sec, sour, acerbic, astringent, tart
15. (adverb) sugared, sweetened, sweet, sweet-flavored
with sweetening added
Synonyms: odorous, angelic, fresh, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, seraphic, sweet-scented, mellifluous, unfermented, dulcet, sweet, sweetened, odoriferous, gratifying, perfumed, angelical, sweet-flavored, scented, mellisonant Antonyms: sour, dry, tangy, acid, lemonlike, brut, displeasing, medium-dry, acidulent, sourish, unmelodic, acidulous, vinegarish, vinegary, stinky, malodorous, unmelodious, subacid, acetous, unmusical, acidic, unsweet, acerbic, sec, ill-smelling, sugarless, acerb, tart, malodourous, nonsweet, hateful, lemony, astringent, soured, acetose, unpleasant-smelling
16. (adverb) sweetly, sweet
in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')
Synonyms: sweet, sweetly Antonyms: tangy, sugarless, vinegary, displeasing, hateful, sour, vinegarish, malodourous, soured, lemonlike, unpleasant-smelling, nonsweet, malodorous, medium-dry, acidic, sourish, acerbic, lemony, unmusical, astringent, acid, brut, sec, dry, subacid, acidulent, unmelodious, acidulous, acetous, unsweet, tart, stinky, acetose, ill-smelling, unmelodic, acerb
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