definition of the word sweet

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sweet (comparative sweeter, superlative sweetest)

Positive
sweet

Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
Having a taste of sugar.
Containing a sweetening ingredient.
(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
Not having a salty taste.

sweet butter

sweet water
Having a pleasant smell.

a sweet scent
Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.

sweet milk
Having a pleasant sound.

a sweet tune

a sweet voice
Having a pleasing disposition.

a sweet child
Having a helpful disposition.

It was sweet of him to help out.
Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.

sweet soil

sweet crude oil
(colloquial) very good

(having a taste of sugar): saccharine, sugary
(containing a sweetening ingredient): sugared, sweetened
(not having a salty taste): fresh, unsalty
(having a pleasant smell): fragrant, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling
(not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale): fresh, unfermented, wholesome
(having a pleasant sound): dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant
(having a pleasing disposition): cute, lovable, pleasant
(having a helpful disposition): kind, gracious, helpful, sensitive, thoughtful

(having a pleasant taste): bitter, sour, salty
(containing a sweetening ingredient): nonsweet, sugarless, unsugared, unsweetened
(of wines: retaining a portion of natural sugar): dry
(not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale): decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, stale
(not having a salty taste): salty
(free from excessive unwanted substances): sour

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