- containing, or tasting as if it contains, a lot of sugar
- a cup of hot sweet tea
- sweet food
- I had a craving for something sweet.
- roast duck with a sweet and sour sauce
- sweet sherry
- This wine is too sweet for me.
- I found the dessert a bit sweet for my taste.
Homophones suite | sweetsuite sweetsee also semi-sweetTopics Cooking and eatinga2/swiːt//swiːt/- suite noun
- She booked a hotel suite overlooking Central Park.
- sweet adjective
- Add some honey to make it sweet.
- sweet noun
- Suck this sweet—it might soothe your throat.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- smell
- taste
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- having a pleasant smell synonym fragrant
- a sweet-smelling rose
- The air was sweet with incense.
Extra Examples- The air smelled sweet and clean.
- an overpowering, sickly sweet smell
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- smell
- taste
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- having a pleasant sound
- a sweet voice
- pleasant and not containing any harmful substances
- the sweet air of a mountain village
- making you feel happy and/or satisfied
- Goodnight. Sweet dreams.
- I can't tell you how sweet this victory is.
- He played a sweet shot onto the final green (= in golf).
- an act of sweet revenge
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- awfully
- really
- terribly
- …
- to
- dear sweet…
- short and sweet
- sweet and innocent
- …
- (especially British English) (especially of children or small things) attractive synonym cute
- His sister's a sweet young thing.
- You look sweet in this photograph.
- We stayed in a sweet little hotel on the seafront.
Extra Examples- a rather sweet little cottage
- What a sweet little dog!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- awfully
- really
- terribly
- …
- to
- dear sweet…
- short and sweet
- sweet and innocent
- …
- having or showing a kind character
- She gave him her sweetest smile.
- He's one of the sweetest people I know.
- it is sweet of somebody to do something It was sweet of them to offer to help.
- He’s not what you’d call sweet-tempered!
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- a sickeningly sweet smile
- She was really sweet to me.
- She looked so sweet and innocent.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- awfully
- really
- terribly
- …
- to
- dear sweet…
- short and sweet
- sweet and innocent
- …
- Sweet!(especially North American English, informal) used to show that you approve of something
- Free tickets? Sweet!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- awfully
- really
- terribly
- …
- to
- dear sweet…
- short and sweet
- sweet and innocent
- …
food/drink
smell
sound
pure
satisfying
attractive
kind
good
Word OriginOld English swēte, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zoet, German süss, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin suavis and Greek hēdus.
Idioms
See sweet in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee sweet in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbe sweet on somebody
- (old-fashioned, informal) to like somebody very much in a romantic wayTopics Preferences and decisionsc2
have a sweet tooth
- (informal) to like food that contains a lot of sugarTopics Preferences and decisionsc2
home sweet home
- (often ironic) used to say how pleasant your home is (especially when you really mean that it is not pleasant at all)
in your own sweet time/way
- how and when you want to, even though this might annoy other people
- He always does the work, but in his own sweet time.
- She just ignores all the criticism and continues in her own sweet way.
keep somebody sweet
- (informal) to say or do pleasant things in order to keep somebody in a good mood so that they will agree to do something for you
- You’d better keep her sweet if you want her to lend you the money.
a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
- (saying) what is important is what people or things are, not what they are called
she’s sweet
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) everything is all right
short and sweet
- (informal) pleasant but not lasting a long time
- We haven't much time so I'll keep it short and sweet.
More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spick and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
sweet FA | sweet Fanny Adams
- (British English, informal) nothing at all. People say ‘sweet FA’ to avoid saying ‘fuck all’.
sweet nothings
- romantic words
- to whisper sweet nothings in somebody’s ear
the sweet smell of success
- (informal) the pleasant feeling of being successfulTopics Successc2
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