Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: sweet
IPA transcription: [sw'it]
Pronunciations of sweet
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sweet
    Meaning: having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
  • Synonyms: angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet
    Meaning: having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"
  • Synonyms: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet
    Meaning: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello"
  • Synonyms: sweet
    Meaning: pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child"
  • Synonyms: gratifying, sweet
    Meaning: pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge"
  • Synonyms: odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling
    Meaning: having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
  • Synonyms: sweet
    Meaning: (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content; "sweet dessert wines"
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sweetly, sweet
    Meaning: in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly'); "Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"; "how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare; "talking sweet to each other"
Usage examples
  • Such a sweet woman"--
  • "Farewell, my sweet one.
  • THE SWEET SINGER OF ISRAEL
  • On Rose, sweet, gentle girl!
  • How sweet and how grateful!"
  • How sweet and strong it was!
  • She spoke with sweet severity
  • Even among her sweet flowers.
  • 22.--Dutch Sweet Potato Puff.
  • Like sweet thoughts in a dream
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Royal Maundy, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Munich, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Queen Victoria, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording U2, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Who Wants to Live Forever, License CC BY-SA 4.0