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sweet
has definitions from the fields of food,psychology,music,linguistics,phonetics
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[ adjective ] having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)
Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)He thought_of sweet wet nigger pussy . Oh , sweet land of heaven , haint there just nothin like sweet nigger pussy ! Oh , sweet land of heaven , haint there just nothin like sweet nigger pussy ! Fresh , warm , sweet and juicy , sweet lovin sixteen , she was . Fresh , warm , sweet and juicy , sweet lovin sixteen , she was . |
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[ adjective ] having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
Examples "an angelic smile" "a cherubic face" "looking so seraphic when he slept" "a sweet disposition" Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)He wants to be called sweet , good , considerate and mother 's little helper . (Francis Pollini, Night....)The waves breakin in on you and your girl at night there on the warm beach in the moonlight even Jesus sweet Mary . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)It made her look sweet and schoolgirlish , I was excited to be with her , but I did not know how to express it . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (music) pleasing to the ear
Synonyms Examples "the dulcet tones of the cello" Used in print (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Eileen got_to dancing , just a_little tiny dancing step to a hummed tune that you could hardly notice , and trying to pick_up strange men , but each time I was ready to say to_hell_with_it and walk_out she 'd pull herself together and talk so understandingly in that sweet husky voice about the good times and the happiness we 'd had together and there I was back on_the_hook . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)The man 's voice was a sweet , patient whisper . His sweet whisper came after great effort . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having a natural fragrance
Examples "odoriferous spices" "the odorous air of the orchard" "the perfumed air of June" "scented flowers" Used in print (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)From his room he could look out in springtime and see the couples hand_in_hand walking slowly , deliciously , across the campus , and he could smell the sweet vernal winds . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)It hung_in all her day clothes , sweet and strong ; sometimes when he was pressing , Winston raised her dresses to his face . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] pleasing to the mind or feeling
Synonyms Examples "sweet revenge" Used in print (Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)I told them some sweet lies and they believed it all . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey
Used in print (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)In a symposium and general exploration of the field of Person Perception and Interpersonal Behavior the discussion does not touch upon this aspect of the subject , with one possible exception ; Solomon_Asch shows the transcultural stability of metaphors based on sensation ( hot , sweet , bitter , etc . ) dealing with personal qualities of human_beings and events . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] pleasing to the senses
Examples "the sweet song of the lark" "the sweet face of a child" Used in print (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)He would have_to work without questioning the motives which made him work and content himself with the thought that the eventual victory , however it was brought_about , would be sweet indeed . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] in an affectionate or loving manner
Synonyms Examples "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") Used in print (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)`` Time '' , said Angie , and he smiled very sweet and slow at Mr._Skyros . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (used of wines) having a sweet taste
Used in print (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)When Napoleon 's ship had borne him to Elba , French wines had started to cross the Channel , the first shipments in a dozen war-ridden years , but the supplies had not_yet reached rural hostelries where the sweet wines of the Spanish peninsula still ruled . |
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[ noun ] (linguistics,phonetics) English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
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[ noun ] (food) a sweet served as the last course of a meal
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[ noun ] (psychology,food) the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
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[ adjective ] not having undergone fermentation
Synonyms Examples "sweet cider" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not soured or preserved
Synonyms Examples "sweet milk" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (food) a food rich in sugar
Synonyms Related terms dainty chewing_gum hardbake candy maraschino nonpareil comfit candied_apple sweetmeat center confiture |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 932
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[ noun ] (food) the property of containing sugar
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