sweet

sweet1 [ swit ] adjective ***

1. ) tasting like sugar:

I'd like something sweet, like a piece of cake.

This tea is too sweet.

She doesn't really like sweet things.

─ opposite SOUR

2. ) pleasant in smell, sound, or appearance:

The room is filled with the sweet fragrance of flowers.

The entire audience was entranced by her clear sweet voice.

a sweet little kitten

a ) kind, gentle, or nice to other people:

Caroline was the sweetest little girl I have ever taken care of.

sweet of: It was so sweet of you to do this.

b ) making you experience a pleasant feeling:

The victory was sweet revenge for the team's defeat last season.

the sweet smell of success (=the pleasant feeling of success): We have yet to experience the sweet smell of success.

be sweet on someone OLD-FASHIONED

to be attracted to someone in a romantic way

your (own) sweet time INFORMAL

if you take your own sweet time, or do something in your own sweet time, you take a long time to do it:

He certainly took his own sweet time getting here.

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sweet

sweet 2 [ swit ] noun

1. ) count BRITISH CANDY

a ) sweets plural AMERICAN any food with a lot of sugar in it:

Don't let the kids have too many sweets.

b ) count or uncount BRITISH DESSERT

2. ) OLD-FASHIONED used for talking to someone you love