sweet

English

/swiːt/, /swit/, /swiːt/

adj
Definitions
  • Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
  • Having a taste of sugar.
  • (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
  • Not having a salty taste.
  • Having a pleasant smell.
  • Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
  • Having a pleasant sound.
  • Having a pleasing disposition.
  • Having a helpful disposition.
  • (mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
  • (informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
  • (slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.
  • (informal) Romantically fixated, enamoured with, fond of
  • (obsolete) Fresh; not salt or brackish.
  • Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sweete inherited from Old English swēte (sweet) inherited from *swōtī inherited from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz (sweet) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus (sweet, tasty).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*swéh₂dus

Gloss

sweet, tasty

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

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