Added 9 October 2026

sweet

/swiːt/ adjective

In Latin: dulcis, suāvis Wiktionary

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Tasting of sugars.
a sweet apple
Retaining a portion of sugar.
Sweet wines are better dessert wines.
Not of a salty taste.
sweet butter

interjection

Used as a positive response to good news or information.
They're making a sequel? Ah, sweet!

adverb

In a pleasant manner.

noun

The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
A food eaten for dessert.
Can we see the sweet menu, please?

Origin

From Middle English soot, sweete, swete, swoote, from Old English swēte, swoete, swōt, swœ̄te (“sweet”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz (“sweet”), from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus (“sweet”), from *sweh₂d- (“sweet”) + *-us.

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