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(), a.[Compar.Sweeter (); superl.Sweetest.] [OE. swete, swote, sote, AS. swte; akin to OFries. swte, OS. swti, D. zoet, G. sss, OHG. suozi, Icel. str, str, Sw. st, Dan. sd, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for suadvis, Gr. , Skr. svdu sweet, svad, svd, to sweeten. 175. Cf. Assuage, Suave, Suasion.] 1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges. 2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense. The breath of these flowers is sweet to me. Longfellow. 3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer. To make his English sweet upon his tongue. Chaucer. A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. Hawthorne. 4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color o Sweet (), n. 1. That which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural. Specifically: (a) Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc. (b) Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc. 2. That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume. "A wilderness of sweets." Milton. 3. That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life. A little bitter mingled in our cup leaves no relish of the sweet. Locke. 4. One who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of endearment. "Wherefore frowns my sweet?" B. Jonson. Sweet adv.Sweetly. Shak. Sweet v. t.To sweeten. [Obs.] Udall. スポンサード リンク
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