Sweet (Chara album) definition

(1) Having a natural fragrance

"Odoriferous spices"

"The odorous air of the orchard"

"The perfumed air of June"

"Scented flowers"

(2) Not containing or composed of salt water

"Fresh water"

(3) Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

"An angelic smile"

"A cherubic face"

"Looking so seraphic when he slept"

"A sweet disposition"

(4) Pleasing to the ear

"The dulcet tones of the cello"

(5) Pleasing to the mind or feeling

"Sweet revenge"

(6) Pleasing to the senses

"The sweet song of the lark"

"The sweet face of a child"

(7) With sweetening added

(8) (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content

"Sweet dessert wines"

(9) Having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

(10) Not soured or preserved

"Sweet milk"

(11) 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"

(12) The property of tasting as if it contains sugar

(13) The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

(14) A food rich in sugar

(15) A dish served as the last course of a meal

(16) English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)