adj
sweet
sweet
adj
1
Having the taste of sugar; not sour, salty, or bitter.
"The strawberries were perfectly ripe and sweet."
"He added honey to make the tea sweeter."
2
Kind, gentle, and pleasant in nature.
"It was sweet of her to check in on her elderly neighbor."
noun
1
A small piece of confectionery; candy.
"The children shared a bag of sweets after the party."
intj
1
Used informally to express approval or delight about good news.
""We got the tickets." "Sweet!""
How to Use Sweet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTasting like sugar, or describing a kind, likeable person; also used casually to mean "great."
Common pairings
sweet tooth
sweet taste
how sweet of you
Word Forms
sweeter comparative, more sweet comparative, sweeted past tense, sweets plural, sweets singular, sweetest superlative, most sweet superlative
Study it as flashcards or scroll it in Flow — saved to your collection.
Test yourself on “sweet”
A quick quiz — meaning, synonyms & usage
→
Fill the Gap
Can you complete this real example?
The strawberries were perfectly ripe and _____.
Etymology
From Old English swēte, going back through Proto-Germanic to a very old Indo-European root for "sweet," shared with words in Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit.