āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
sweet
01
āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤
containing sugar or having a taste that is like sugar
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
I like my coffee with some sweet cream.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĨ¤
02
āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§
kind and pleasant in nature, often thoughtful and caring toward others
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Everyone in the neighborhood loves him because he 's so sweet and friendly.
āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
03
āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻāĻ¨āĻ
providing a sense of satisfaction or fulfillment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It was sweet to see their efforts pay off with a successful event.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻĢāĻ˛āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ°
sounding pleasant and melodious
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her voice was so sweet that everyone stopped to listen.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŋ
having a pleasant and delightful scent
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She wore a perfume with a sweet, floral scent.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻš āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sweet water from the spring was much better than the tap water.
āĻāĻ°āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She always checks for sweet butter at the store to make sure it has n't gone rancid.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They named their new puppy after their sweet grandmother.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
01
āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻžāĻ, āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋ
a small piece of food that contains sugar and sometimes chocolate
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bakery was filled with an array of sweets, including cakes and pastries.
āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻš āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻĄā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ
a food eaten for dessert, typically characterized by its sugary nature such as cakes, cookies, or ice cream
Dialect
British
British
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The ice cream shop offers a variety of sweets, from sundaes to milkshakes.
āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ§āĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻĢāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¸āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻļā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĨ¤
03
āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻļ, āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻŽā§āĻšā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤
the easy or enjoyable part of a task or situation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After hours of hard work, the quick review of the results felt like the sweet of the project.
āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻĢāĻ˛āĻžāĻĢāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻāĻļā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻž
a term of endearment referring to a loved one or someone dear, often used affectionately
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He left a note for his partner that read, " Thinking of you, my sweet. "
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§, "āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻāĻŋ, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤"
sweet
01
āĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŖ!, āĻāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻ°!
used to express enthusiasm or approval, often in response to good news or a positive outcome
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Sweet, I found my favorite book at the bookstore.
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
01
āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻšā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§
in a pleasing, agreeable, or endearing manner
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The child smiled sweet and held out a flower.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
Sweets
01
āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻžāĻ
a small piece of food that contains sugar and sometimes chocolate
DialectBritish
BritishāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Children often enjoy having sweets after dinner.
āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
nonsweet
semisweet
sweeten
sweet
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
