sweet

having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)

having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

• “an angelic smile”
• “a cherubic face”
• “looking so seraphic when he slept”
• “a sweet disposition”

pleasing to the ear

• “the dulcet tones of the cello”

one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey

pleasing to the senses

• “the sweet song of the lark”
• “the sweet face of a child”

pleasing to the mind or feeling

• “sweet revenge”

having a natural fragrance

• “odoriferous spices”
• “the odorous air of the orchard”
• “the perfumed air of June”
• “scented flowers”

(used of wines) having a sweet taste

not soured or preserved

• “sweet milk”

with sweetening added

not having a salty taste

• “sweet water”

in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet'' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'')

• “Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly”
• “how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank” Shakespeare
• “talking sweet to each other”

English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)

a dish served as the last course of a meal

a food rich in sugar

the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

the property of containing sugar