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- [sweet]
- /swit/
- /swiːt/
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- [sweet]
- /swit/
Definitions of sweets word
- adjective sweets having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc. 1
- adjective sweets producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, sour, or salt. 1
- adjective sweets not rancid or stale; fresh: This milk is still sweet. 1
- adjective sweets not salt or salted: sweet butter. 1
- adjective sweets pleasing to the ear; making a delicate, pleasant, or agreeable sound; musical. 1
- adjective sweets pleasing or fresh to the smell; fragrant; perfumed. 1
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Origin of sweets
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 Sweets
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sweets 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".
sweets usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sweets
noun sweets
- aftertastes — Plural form of aftertaste.
- alveoli — a little cavity, pit, or cell, as a cell of a honeycomb.
- angels — a male or female given name.
- candies — Plural form of candy.
- caramels — Plural form of caramel.
Antonyms for sweets
Top questions with sweets
- what happened to sweets on bones?