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sweet  (sweeter comparative) (sweetest superlative) (sweets plural )
1  adj Sweet food and drink contains a lot of sugar. 
...a mug of sweet tea..., If the sauce seems too sweet, add a dash of red wine vinegar.  
♦  sweetness  n-uncount 
Florida oranges have a natural sweetness.  
2  n-count Sweets are small sweet things such as toffees, chocolates, and mints. 
 (BRIT) 
in AM, use  candy  
3  n-var A sweet is something sweet, such as fruit or a pudding, that you eat at the end of a meal, especially in a restaurant. 
 (BRIT)  (=dessert) 
The sweet was a mousse flavoured with whisky.  
in AM, use  dessert  
4  adj A sweet smell is a pleasant one, for example the smell of a flower. 
She'd baked some bread which made the air smell sweet.  
5  adj If you describe something such as air or water as sweet, you mean that it smells or tastes pleasantly fresh and clean. 
I gulped a breath of sweet air.  
6  adj A sweet sound is pleasant, smooth, and gentle. 
Her voice was as soft and sweet as a young girl's., ...the sweet sounds of Mozart.  
♦  sweetly  adv usu ADV with v 
He sang much more sweetly than he has before.  
7  adj If you describe something as sweet, you mean that it gives you great pleasure and satisfaction. 
WRITTEN, Antonym: bitter There are few things quite as sweet as revenge.  
8  adj If you describe someone as sweet, you mean that they are pleasant, kind, and gentle towards other people. 
How sweet of you to think of me!  
♦  sweetly  adv usu ADV with v 
I just smiled sweetly and said no.  
9  adj If you describe a small person or thing as sweet, you mean that they are attractive in a simple or unsophisticated way. 
INFORMAL 
(=cute) 
...a sweet little baby girl..., The house was really sweet.  
10 
 →  sweetly 
 →  sweetness 
11 
 →  a sweet tooth 
 →  tooth