sweet
• adjective 1 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter. 2 fragrant. 3 (of air, water, etc.) fresh and pure. 4 working, moving, or done smoothly or easily. 5 pleasing; delightful. 6 pleasant and kind or thoughtful. 7 charming and endearing. 8 dear; beloved. 9 (sweet on) informal, dated infatuated or in love with. • noun 1 Brit. a small shaped piece of confectionery made with sugar. 2 Brit. a sweet dish forming a course of a meal; a dessert. 3 (sweets) literary the pleasures or delights found in something. — PHRASES she’s sweet Austral./NZ informal all is well. — DERIVATIVES sweetish adjective sweetly adverb. — ORIGIN Old English.
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