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sweet

adjective (PLEASANT)
 
 
/swiːt/

Definition

If an emotion or event is sweet, it is very pleasant and satisfying: She was enjoying the sweet smell of success.Causing pleasure If a sound is sweet, it is pleasant and easy to like: She has a sweet singing voice.Describing qualities of sound A2 (especially of something or someone small) pleasant and attractive: They live in a sweet little house. What a sweet baby!AttractiveSexual attractionSmart and elegant B1 kind and pleasant: I think Alex is really sweet. It was sweet of you to help me.Kind and thoughtfulGenerous and charitableCharity organizations
(Definition of sweet adjective (PLEASANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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