being or inducing a taste similar to that of sugar, one of the four basic taste sensations: compare bitter1, salt3, sour1
not sour, rancid, decaying, or stale
not salt or salted
free from noxious gases or other pollutants
free from excess of acid, sulphur, or corrosive salts
sweet petroleum
having a pleasant smell or taste
delightful or charming
marked by gentle good humour or kindliness
pleasing to the ear or eye
much loved; dear
working or moving smoothly
said of jazz: performed with little improvisation and at a steady rhythm
archaic used as a form of address
sweet sir
keep somebody sweet
informal to keep somebody happy and cooperative
sweet on somebody
informal, dated in love with somebody
sweetish adj
sweetly adv
sweetness noun
[Old English swēte]