sweet

adj 1: having a pleasant taste (as of sugar) [ant: {sour}]

2: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an

angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic

when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" [syn: {angelic}, {angelical},

{cherubic}, {seraphic}]

3: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: {dulcet},

{honeyed}, {mellifluous}, {mellisonant}]

4: one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like

the taste of sugar or honey

5: pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the

sweet face of a child"

6: pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge" [syn: {gratifying}]

7: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the

odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June";

"scented flowers" [syn: {odoriferous}, {odorous}, {perfumed},

{scented}, {sweet-scented}, {sweet-smelling}]

8: (used of wines) having a sweet taste [ant: {dry}]

9: not having undergone fermentation; "sweet cider" [syn: {unfermented}]

10: not soured or preserved; "sweet milk" [syn: {fresh}]

11: with sweetening added [syn: {sugared}, {sweetened}]

12: not having a salty taste; "sweet water" [syn: {unsalty}]

n 1: a sweet served as the last course of a meal [syn: {dessert}]

2: a food rich in sugar [syn: {confection}, {confectionery}]

3: the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth [syn:

{sweetness}, {sugariness}]

4: the property of having a pleasantly sweet taste [syn: {sweetness}]

adv : in an affectionate or loving manner; "Susan Hayward plays

the wife sharply and sweetly"; (`sweet' is a poetic or

informal variant for `sweetly' as in "how sweet the

moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare; "talking

sweet to each other") [syn: {sweetly}]