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- [sweet]
- /swit/
- /ˌəʊvəˈswiːt /
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- [sweet]
- /swit/
Definitions of oversweet word
- adjective oversweet having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc. 1
- adjective oversweet producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, sour, or salt. 1
- adjective oversweet not rancid or stale; fresh: This milk is still sweet. 1
- adjective oversweet not salt or salted: sweet butter. 1
- adjective oversweet pleasing to the ear; making a delicate, pleasant, or agreeable sound; musical. 1
- adjective oversweet pleasing or fresh to the smell; fragrant; perfumed. 1
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Origin of oversweet
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj. and adv.) Middle English swet(e), Old English swēte (adj.); (noun) Middle English swet(e), derivative of the adj.; cognate with Old Saxon swōti, Old High German swuozi (German süss); akin to Dutch zoet, Old Norse sætr, Gothic suts, Greek hēdýs sweet, Latin suādēre to recommend, suāvis pleasant
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Parts of speech for Oversweet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
oversweet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for oversweet
noun oversweet
- alveoli — a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb.
- alveolus — any small pit, cavity, or saclike dilation, such as a honeycomb cell
- amenity — Amenities are things such as shopping centres or sports facilities that are provided for people's convenience, enjoyment, or comfort.
- amiability — Amiability is the quality of being friendly and pleasant.
- attar — an essential oil from flowers, esp the damask rose, used pure or as a base for perfume
adj oversweet
- cornball — Cornball means the same as corny.
- cutesy — If you describe someone or something as cutesy, you dislike them because you think they are unpleasantly pretty and sentimental.
- cloying — You use cloying to describe something that you find unpleasant because it is much too sweet, or too sentimental.
Antonyms for oversweet
noun oversweet
- acerbity — Acerbity is a kind of bitter, critical humour.
- acridity — sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.: acrid smoke from burning rubber.
- acrimony — Acrimony is bitter and angry words or quarrels.
- animosity — Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind.
- asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
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