Sweet
adjective
Sugary or honeyed, having a taste like sugar or honey.
She baked a sweet cake for the party.
Often appears as...
- sweet cake
- sweet honey
adjective
Pleasant, kind or gentle.
The babysitter was so sweet and patient with the kids.
Often appears as...
- sweet person
- sweet smile
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Used to show pleasure, satisfaction, or agreement.
We made it in time for the concert. Sweet!
Often appears as...
- sweet victory
- sweet success
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
adjective
Attractive or pleasing.
That's a sweet car you have there.
Often appears as...
- sweet car
- sweet house
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
adjective
Scents that are pleasing and smell like flowers or fruits.
The roses give off a sweet aroma.
Often appears as...
- sweet smell
- sweet aroma
adjective
Sounds that are pleasant or harmonious.
The musician's sweet melody on the piano captivated the audience.
Often appears as...
- sweet voice
- sweet melody
noun
Confectionery or a portion of food that is sugary.
She gave out sweets to the kids during Halloween.
Often appears as...
- bag of sweets
- love sweets
adjective
Sugary or honeyed, having a taste like sugar or honey.
She baked a sweet cake for the party.
Often appears as...
- sweet cake
- sweet honey
adjective
Pleasant, kind or gentle.
The babysitter was so sweet and patient with the kids.
Often appears as...
- sweet person
- sweet smile
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Used to show pleasure, satisfaction, or agreement.
We made it in time for the concert. Sweet!
Often appears as...
- sweet victory
- sweet success
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
adjective
Attractive or pleasing.
That's a sweet car you have there.
Often appears as...
- sweet car
- sweet house
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Colloquial
adjective
Scents that are pleasing and smell like flowers or fruits.
The roses give off a sweet aroma.
Often appears as...
- sweet smell
- sweet aroma
adjective
Sounds that are pleasant or harmonious.
The musician's sweet melody on the piano captivated the audience.
Often appears as...
- sweet voice
- sweet melody
noun
Confectionery or a portion of food that is sugary.
She gave out sweets to the kids during Halloween.
Often appears as...
- bag of sweets
- love sweets
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Pro Tip 1/2Food Context
Mostly used when describing the taste of food or drinks that are not bitter or salty.
This chocolate is very sweet.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Positive
Sometimes 'sweet' can imply something is overly sugary or not healthy.
This juice is too sweet for me.
Pro Tip 1/2Food Context
Mostly used when describing the taste of food or drinks that are not bitter or salty.
This chocolate is very sweet.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Positive
Sometimes 'sweet' can imply something is overly sugary or not healthy.
This juice is too sweet for me.
Pro Tip 1/2Food Context
Mostly used when describing the taste of food or drinks that are not bitter or salty.
This chocolate is very sweet.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Positive
Sometimes 'sweet' can imply something is overly sugary or not healthy.
This juice is too sweet for me.
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Why Do Gorillas Have...
are less high in sugars they're less cultivated for our palette like the ones we have here so if you're in a zoo environment you're probably not going to give them much fruit at all they would love it but it's sort of like giving them chocolate really it's very high in sugar and they probably won't eat anything else so the sweetest things we give them tend to be
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Why do competitors open...
have to walk further than necessary to get a sweet treat. Think about all the fast food chains, clothing boutiques, or mobile phone kiosks at the mall. Customers may be better served by distributing services throughout a community, but this leaves businesses vulnerable to aggressive competition. In the real world, customers come from more than one direction,
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4 Adorable Animals That...
world there'll be mainly eating fruits and that lays of studies have shown that actually the fruit they eat in the world is the same sugar content of the vegetables that we have here so if we do give them fruit it's the equivalent to giving them like loads of sugar and sweets so what we've done is we just
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How sugar affects the...
and, in our case, sweet. From here, the signal activates the brain's reward system. This reward system is a series of electrical and chemical pathways across several different regions of the brain. It's a complicated network, but it helps answer a single, subconscious should I do that again?
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The Astronaut of the...
not a lot of food darkness it means that animals down in the deep ocean have evolved you know a sweet of incredible adaptations and that means that often they have really useful properties perhaps an animal that has an enzyme in it could hold something about the cure
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A simple way to break a...
or to eat something sweet. Now, with these same brain processes, we've gone from learning to survive to literally killing ourselves with these habits. Obesity and smoking are among the leading preventable causes of morbidity and mortality in the world.
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What it's like to be a...
He was in dental school, talented, promising And his sister would tell me that he was the sweetest, most generous human being she knew. She was visiting him there and he showed her his resume, and she was amazed.
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The real meaning of soul...
it transforms that pain into beauty by a kind of alchemy it makes the bitter into the hauntingly bitter sweet even into joy and yet couldn't it be said that all great music is really soul music music
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Dan Dennett: Cute, sexy,...
which is equally puzzling at first, but in some ways just as important. It stands to reason that we love chocolate cake because it is sweet. Guys go for girls like this because they are sexy.
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What Makes Sugar-Free...
okay moment of truth there's like a barbecue smokehouse kind of flavor to it like steak sauce it is sweet and it doesn't taste artificially
Video examples
Why Do Gorillas Have...
are less high in sugars they're less cultivated for our palette like the ones we have here so if you're in a zoo environment you're probably not going to give them much fruit at all they would love it but it's sort of like giving them chocolate really it's very high in sugar and they probably won't eat anything else so the sweetest things we give them tend to be
Video examples
Why do competitors open...
have to walk further than necessary to get a sweet treat. Think about all the fast food chains, clothing boutiques, or mobile phone kiosks at the mall. Customers may be better served by distributing services throughout a community, but this leaves businesses vulnerable to aggressive competition. In the real world, customers come from more than one direction,
Video examples
4 Adorable Animals That...
world there'll be mainly eating fruits and that lays of studies have shown that actually the fruit they eat in the world is the same sugar content of the vegetables that we have here so if we do give them fruit it's the equivalent to giving them like loads of sugar and sweets so what we've done is we just
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
and, in our case, sweet. From here, the signal activates the brain's reward system. This reward system is a series of electrical and chemical pathways across several different regions of the brain. It's a complicated network, but it helps answer a single, subconscious should I do that again?
Video examples
The Astronaut of the...
not a lot of food darkness it means that animals down in the deep ocean have evolved you know a sweet of incredible adaptations and that means that often they have really useful properties perhaps an animal that has an enzyme in it could hold something about the cure
Video examples
A simple way to break a...
or to eat something sweet. Now, with these same brain processes, we've gone from learning to survive to literally killing ourselves with these habits. Obesity and smoking are among the leading preventable causes of morbidity and mortality in the world.
Video examples
What it's like to be a...
He was in dental school, talented, promising And his sister would tell me that he was the sweetest, most generous human being she knew. She was visiting him there and he showed her his resume, and she was amazed.
Video examples
The real meaning of soul...
it transforms that pain into beauty by a kind of alchemy it makes the bitter into the hauntingly bitter sweet even into joy and yet couldn't it be said that all great music is really soul music music
Video examples
Dan Dennett: Cute, sexy,...
which is equally puzzling at first, but in some ways just as important. It stands to reason that we love chocolate cake because it is sweet. Guys go for girls like this because they are sexy.
Video examples
What Makes Sugar-Free...
okay moment of truth there's like a barbecue smokehouse kind of flavor to it like steak sauce it is sweet and it doesn't taste artificially
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come last.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
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Hugh Hefner
American Publisher
In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined a sweeter life.
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LaMelo Ball
American Athlete
Life is sweet, but sometimes old people just don't get it.
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Emily Dickinson
American Poet
That it will never come again is what makes life sweet.
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George Borrow
British Author
Life is very sweet, brother; who would wish to die?
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.
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Katharine Lee Bates
American Author
Love planted a rose, and the world turned sweet.
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Josh Holloway
American Actor
I like a woman who's not afraid to be sweet.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
Quote examples
Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
There is only one difference between a long life and a good dinner: that, in the dinner, the sweets come last.
Quote examples
Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
Quote examples
Hugh Hefner
American Publisher
In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined a sweeter life.
Quote examples
LaMelo Ball
American Athlete
Life is sweet, but sometimes old people just don't get it.
Quote examples
Emily Dickinson
American Poet
That it will never come again is what makes life sweet.
Quote examples
George Borrow
British Author
Life is very sweet, brother; who would wish to die?
Quote examples
Ronald Reagan
American President
Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.
Quote examples
Katharine Lee Bates
American Author
Love planted a rose, and the world turned sweet.
Quote examples
Josh Holloway
American Actor
I like a woman who's not afraid to be sweet.
Quote examples
Sophocles
Greek Poet
Not knowing anything is the sweetest life.
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