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pleasing to the senses; "the sweet song of the lark"; "the sweet face of a child" pleasing the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth a food rich in sugar one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey tasteful English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912) (used of wines) having a sweet taste not having a salty taste; "sweet water" fresh having a pleasant taste (as of sugar) cloying, sweetish not soured or preserved; "sweet milk" unsoured the property of containing sugar pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge" pleasing 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" a dish served as the last course of a meal with sweetening added sugary having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition" lovable having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers" fragrant pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" melodious |
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