1. (superl.) Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.

2. (superl.) Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.

3. (superl.) Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer.

4. (superl.) Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.

5. (superl.) Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.

6. (superl.) Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.

7. (superl.) Pleasing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; persuasive; as, sweet manners.

8. (n.) That which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the plural.

9. (n.) Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc.

10. (n.) Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc.

11. (n.) That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.

12. (n.) That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.

13. (n.) One who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of endearment.

14. (adv.) Sweetly.

15. (v. t.) To sweeten.