oversweet

adjective, sweet·er, sweet·est.

1. having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
2. producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, sour, or salt.
3. not rancid or stale; fresh: This milk is still sweet.
4. not salt or salted: sweet butter.
5. pleasing to the ear; making a delicate, pleasant, or agreeable sound; musical.
6. pleasing or fresh to the smell; fragrant; perfumed.
7. pleasing or agreeable; delightful.
8. amiable; kind or gracious, as a person, action, etc.
9. dear; beloved; precious.
10. easily managed; done or effected without effort.
11. (of wine) not dry; containing unfermented, natural sugar.
12. (of a cocktail) made with a greater proportion of vermouth than usual.
13. sentimental, cloying, or unrealistic: a sweet painting of little kittens.
14. (of air) fresh; free from odor, staleness, excess humidity, noxious gases, etc.
15. free from acidity or sourness, as soil.
16. Chemistry.
    1. devoid of corrosive or acidic substances.
    2. (of fuel oil or gas) containing no sulfur compounds.
17. (of jazz or big band music) performed with a regular beat, moderate tempo, lack of improvisation, and an emphasis on warm tone and clearly outlined melody.

adverb

18. in a sweet manner; sweetly.

noun

19. a sweet flavor, smell, or sound; sweetness.
20. something that is sweet or causes or gives a sweet flavor, smell, or sound.
21. sweets, Informal.
    1. candied sweet potatoes.
    2. (in direct address) sweetheart.
22. sweets, pie, cake, candy, and other foods high in sugar content.
23. Chiefly British.
    1. a piece of candy; sweetmeat or bonbon.
    2. a sweet dish or dessert, as a pudding or tart.
24. something pleasant to the mind or feelings.
25. a beloved person.
26. (in direct address) darling; sweetheart.

Idioms

27. sweet on, Informal. infatuated with; in love with: He’s sweet on her.

noun

1. Henry. 1845–1912, English philologist; a pioneer of modern phonetics. His books include A History of English Sounds (1874)

adjective

1. having or denoting a pleasant taste like that of sugar
2. agreeable to the senses or the mindsweet music
3. having pleasant manners; gentlea sweet child
4. (of wine, etc) having a relatively high sugar content; not dry
5. (of foods) not decaying or rancidsweet milk
6. not saltysweet water
7. free from unpleasant odourssweet air
8. containing no corrosive substancessweet soil
9. (of petrol) containing no sulphur compounds
10. sentimental or unrealistic
11. individual; particularthe electorate went its own sweet way
12. jazz performed with a regular beat, with the emphasis on clearly outlined melody and little improvisation
13. Australian slang satisfactory or in order; all right
14. archaic respected; dear (used in polite forms of address)sweet sir
15. smooth and precise; perfectly executeda sweet shot
16. sweet on fond of or infatuated with
17. keep someone sweet to ingratiate oneself in order to ensure cooperation

adverb

18. informal in a sweet manner

noun

19. a sweet taste or smell; sweetness in general
20. (often plural) British any of numerous kinds of confectionery consisting wholly or partly of sugar, esp of sugar boiled and crystallized (boiled sweets)
21. British a pudding, fruit, or any sweet dish served as a dessert
22. dear; sweetheart (used as a form of address)
23. anything that is sweet
24. (often plural) a pleasurable experience, state, etcthe sweets of success
25. US See sweet potato

adj.Old English swete “pleasing to the senses, mind or feelings,” from Proto-Germanic *swotijaz (cf. Old Saxon swoti, Swedish söt, Danish sød, Middle Dutch soete, Dutch zoet, Old High German swuozi, German süß), from PIE root *swad- “sweet, pleasant” (Sanskrit svadus “sweet;” Greek hedys “sweet, pleasant, agreeable,” hedone “pleasure;” Latin suavis “sweet,” suadere “to advise,” properly “to make something pleasant to”). To be sweet on someone is first recorded 1690s. Sweet-talk (v.) dates from 1935; earliest uses seem to refer to conversation between black and white in segregated U.S. Sweet sixteen first recorded 1767. Sweet dreams as a parting to one going to sleep is attested from 1898, short for sweet dreams to you, etc. Sweet and sour in cooking is from 1723 and not originally of oriental food. n.c.1300, “something sweet to the taste,” also “beloved one,” from sweet (adj.); the meaning “candy drop” is 1851 (earlier sweetie, 1721). In addition to the idioms beginning with sweet

sweet dreams

sweeten the kitty

sweetness and light

sweet nothings

sweet on, be

sweet talk

sweet tooth

also see:

short and sweet

take the bitter with the sweet