sweet

  • 31Sweet — 〈[swi:t] m.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.; Musik〉 jazzähnliche Tanz u. Unterhaltungsmusik [Etym.: engl., eigtl. »süß«] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 32Sweet — [swēt] Henry 1845 1912; Eng. linguist …

    English World dictionary

  • 33sweet — sweet1 W3S2 [swi:t] adj comparative sweeter superlative sweetest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(taste)¦ 2¦(character)¦ 3¦(children/small things)¦ 4¦(thoughts/emotions)¦ 5¦(smells)¦ 6¦(sounds)¦ 7 have a sweet tooth …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34sweet — [[t]swi͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ sweeter, sweetest, sweets 1) ADJ GRADED Sweet food and drink contains a lot of sugar. ...a mug of sweet tea... If the sauce seems too sweet, add a dash of red wine vinegar. ...the sweet taste of wild strawberries. Derived… …

    English dictionary

  • 35sweet — 1 /swi:t/ adjective 1 TASTE having a taste like sugar: This tea is too sweet. | a sweet apple | sweet wine compare bitter 1 (4), dry 1 (9), sour 1 (1) 2 CHARACTER kind, gentle, and friendly: a sweet smile | How sweet of you to remember my… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 36sweet — adj. & n. adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; fragrant. 3 (of sound etc.) melodious or harmonious. 4 a not salt, sour, or bitter. b fresh, with flavour unimpaired by rottenness …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 37Sweet — adj. & n. adj. 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar. 2 smelling pleasant like roses or perfume etc.; fragrant. 3 (of sound etc.) melodious or harmonious. 4 a not salt, sour, or bitter. b fresh, with flavour unimpaired by rottenness …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 38sweet — I UK [swiːt] / US [swɪt] adjective Word forms sweet : adjective sweet comparative sweeter superlative sweetest *** 1) tasting like sugar I d like something sweet, like a piece of cake. This tea is too sweet. She doesn t really like sweet things.… …

    English dictionary

  • 39sweet —    Used vocatively as an endearment in its own right, as the head word in a longer vocative expression such as ‘old sweet’ (used by a man to his mistress in The Philanderer, by Stanley Kauffman) or ‘dear sweet’ (used in An American Dream, by… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 40sweet — sweet1 [ swit ] adjective *** 1. ) tasting like sugar: I d like something sweet, like a piece of cake. This tea is too sweet. She doesn t really like sweet things. ─ opposite SOUR 2. ) pleasant in smell, sound, or appearance: The room is filled… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English