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sweet
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- pronunciation:
- swit
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
sweeter, sweetest |
| definition 1: |
When something is sweet, it has a taste like sugar or honey. Many fruits have a sweet taste when they are ripe. Candy is something that is very sweet.
The dentist told me not to eat too many sweet things. He said the sugar in them is bad for my teeth.The strawberries were ripe and very sweet.
- antonyms:
- acid, bitter, sour
- similar words:
- sweetened
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| definition 2: |
When someone is sweet, they are gentle and easy to be with. They are not mean or selfish.
Emma's little brother is a sweet boy. She likes to play with him because he never yells or says mean things.My mom visits a very old lady in the hospital every day. My mom says she is happy to visit her because the old lady is very sweet.- synonyms:
- gentle, nice
- antonyms:
- bitter, nasty
- similar words:
- dear, kind, pleasant
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| definition 3: |
Sweet things are pleasant things, like a nice smell or a pretty melody.
The flower garden smells especially sweet in the evening.My dad thinks the violin makes the sweetest sound of all the instruments.- synonyms:
- pleasant
- antonyms:
- harsh
- similar words:
- delicious, good, happy, lovely, nice
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| definition 4: |
If someone is sweet, they are kind and think about how other people feel. If you do something sweet, you do something nice for another person because you want to make them happy.
My mom said my dad was sweet when he got her flowers for her birthday and he remembered that she liked yellow roses the best.It was sweet of Jason to help his grandmother carry the groceries, especially because she didn't even ask him to.- synonyms:
- considerate, kind, thoughtful
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| definition 5: |
Sometimes we call something "sweet" when it has no salt in it.
The recipe called for sweet butter, but we didn't have any, so we used the regular butter with salt.People can't drink ocean water. People can only drink sweet water.- similar words:
- fresh, soft
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| related words: |
adorable |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
Sweets are foods that have a lot of sugar in them, like candies and cookies.
Hannah loves sweets, and she got to eat a lot of sweets at her friend's birthday party.
- similar words:
- candy, dessert
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| derivation: |
sweetly (adv.) |
Are you looking for the word suite (connected rooms)? Sweet and suite sound alike but have different meanings.
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