sweet

adjective

1》 having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salty, sour, or bitter.

2》 (of air, water, etc.) fresh, pure, and untainted.

    ↘fragrant.

3》 pleasing in general; delightful.

    ↘working, moving, or done smoothly or easily.

    ↘melodious or harmonious.

    ↘chiefly US denoting music, especially jazz, played at a steady tempo without improvisation.

4》 (of a person or action) pleasant and kind or thoughtful.

    ↘charming and endearing.

    ↘(sweet on) informal, dated infatuated or in love with.

    ↘dear; beloved.

    ↘archaic used as a respectful form of address.

noun

1》 Brit. a small shaped piece of confectionery made with sugar.

2》 Brit. a sweet dish forming a course of a meal; a pudding or dessert.

3》 used as a very affectionate form of address.

4》 (sweets) the pleasures or delights found in something.

Phrases

keep someone sweet informal keep someone well disposed towards oneself, especially by favours or bribery.

she's sweet Austral./NZ informal all is well.

Derivatives

sweetish adjective

sweetly adverb

Origin

OE swēte, of Gmc origin.