Definition of sweet

• superl. - 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.
• superl. - Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.
• superl. - 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.
• superl. - Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.
• superl. - Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.
• superl. - Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.
• superl. - Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.
• n. - That which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural.
• n. - Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc.
• n. - Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc.
• n. - That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.
• n. - That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.
• n. - One who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of endearment.
• adv. - Sweetly.
• v. t. - To sweeten.