Collins English-English Dictionary

sweet [swiːt]

1. 1. adj having or denoting a pleasant taste like that of sugar

2. 2. adj agreeable to the senses or the mind

   sweet music

3. 3. adj having pleasant manners; gentle

   a sweet child

4. 4. adj (of wine, etc) having a relatively high sugar content; not dry

5. 5. adj (of foods) not decaying or rancid

   sweet milk

6. 6. adj not salty

   sweet water

7. 7. adj free from unpleasant odours

   sweet air

8. 8. adj containing no corrosive substances

   sweet soil

9. 9. adj (of petrol) containing no sulphur compounds

10. 10. adj sentimental or unrealistic

11. 11. adj individual; particular

    the electorate went its own sweet way

12. 12. adj [jazz] performed with a regular beat, with the emphasis on clearly outlined melody and little improvisation

13. 13. adj [Austral] [slang] satisfactory or in order; all right

14. 14. adj [archaic] respected; dear (used in polite forms of address)

    sweet sir

15. 15. adj smooth and precise; perfectly executed

    a sweet shot

16. 16. adv [informal] in a sweet manner

17. 17. n a sweet taste or smell; sweetness in general

18. 18. n [often plural] [Brit] any of numerous kinds of confectionery consisting wholly or partly of sugar, esp of sugar boiled and crystallized (boiled sweets)

19. 19. n [Brit] a pudding, fruit, or any sweet dish served as a dessert

20. 20. n dear; sweetheart (used as a form of address)

21. 21. n anything that is sweet

22. 22. n [often plural] a pleasurable experience, state, etc

    the sweets of success

23. 23. n See sweet potato

24. 24. n [Etymology] Old English swete; related to Old Saxon swoti, Old High German suozi, Old Norse str, Latin suadus persuasive, suavis sweet, Greek hedus, Sanskrit svadu; see persuade, suave