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sweet¹

  • /swiːt/ UK
  • /swit/ US

Sounds like suite · Rhymes with -iːt

Where it comes from

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d-

Proto-Indo-European *-us

Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus

Proto-Germanic *swōtuz

Proto-Indo-European *-yos

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Germanic *-jaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ī

Proto-West Germanic *swōtī

Old English swēte

Middle English swete

English sweet

From Middle English soot, sweete, swete, swoote, from Old English swēte, swoete, swōt, swœ̄te (“sweet”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz (“sweet”), from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus (“sweet”), from *sweh₂d- (“sweet”) + *-us.

Cognates

Cognate with Yola sweet (“sweet”), Saterland Frisian swäit (“sweet”), West Frisian swiet (“sweet”), Alemannic German süeß (“sweet”), Bavarian siaß (“sweet; cute”), Central Franconian söß (“sweet”), Dutch zoet (“sweet”), German süss, süß (“sweet; cute”), Limburgish söüt (“sweet; cute”), Low German seut, sööt (“sweet”), Luxembourgish séiss (“sweet”), Vilamovian ziss (“sweet”), Yiddish זיס (zis, “sweet; cute”), Danish sød (“sweet; cute, pretty”), Faroese søtur (“sweet”), Icelandic sætur (“sweet; cute, pretty”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk søt (“sweet; cute”), Swedish söt (“sweet; cute”); also Latin suāvis (“delicious, pleasant, sweet”), Ancient Greek ἡδύς (hēdús, “sweet; pleasant; glad, pleased”), Albanian shije (“flavour, taste”), Lithuanian sūdyti (“to add salt; to brine, souse”), Armenian քաղցր (kʻaġcʻr, “sweet”), Tocharian A swār (“sweet”), Tocharian B swāre (“sweet, tender”), Sanskrit स्वादु (svādú, “delicious, palatable, savoury, sweet, tasty; dainty, delicate”). Doublet of suave.

adjective sweeter · sweetest · sweete

  1. Tasting of sugars. a sweet apple
  2. Retaining a portion of sugar. Sweet wines are better dessert wines.
  3. Not of a salty taste. sweet butter
  4. Having a pleasant smell; fragrant. a sweet scent
  5. Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale. sweet milk
  6. Of a pleasant sound. a sweet tune
  7. Of a pleasing disposition. a sweet child
  8. Of a helpful disposition. It was sweet of him to help out.
  9. Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur. sweet gas
  10. informal Very pleasing; agreeable. The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.
  11. Australia, slang Doing well; in a good or happy position. "Visit in two days though," said Tommo. "Hang in there mate, got a joey coming, we'll be sweet then."
  12. informal Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of. The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.
  13. Fresh; not salt or brackish. sweet water
  14. UK, dated Alkaline.
  15. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair. a sweet face
  16. An intensifier. For someone who hadn't seen her only sister in over twenty years, Alice sure took her sweet time.

Similar: nectareal, nectarean, nectarine, nectarous, sappy, sweet, sweetsome

interjection sweete

  1. Used as a positive response to good news or information. They're making a sequel? Ah, sweet!

adverb more sweet · most sweet · sweete

  1. In a pleasant manner. Go down beside thy native rill, ⁠On thy Parnassus set thy feet, ⁠And hear thy laurel whisper sweet About the ledges of the hill.

noun sweets · sweete

  1. uncountable The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
  2. India, UK, countable, especially A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
  3. UK, countable, especially A food eaten for dessert. Can we see the sweet menu, please?
  4. countable, uncountable Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection. VVherefore frovvnes my ſvveet? / Haue I too long bene abſent from theſe lips, / This cheeke, theſe eyes?
  5. countable, obsolete, uncountable That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume. a wilderness of sweets
  6. countable, obsolete, uncountable Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses. Fear's fire to fervency, which makes love's sweet prove nectar.

verb sweets · sweeting · sweeted · sweete

  1. archaic, poetic To sweeten. In size and shape it resembles the heart of a calf, and the interior substance is similar to thick cream, sweeted with fine sugar.

Sweet²

Where it comes from

* As an English surname, from the adjective sweet.

* As a German and Jewish surname, translated from Suess, from süß (“sweet”).

* As a French surname, translated from Ledoux.

proper noun

  1. A surname.
  2. A female given name.
  3. An unincorporated community in Gem County, Idaho, United States.

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