sweet meaning
EN
[swiːt] [-iːt] 
US EN Sweet 
- NounPLsweets
- (uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
- (countable, Britain) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
- (countable, Britain) A food eaten for dessert.
- Can we see the sweet menu, please?
- sweetheart; darling.
- (obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
- (obsolete) That which is pleasing or welcome to the mind.
- the sweets of domestic life
- (uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
- AdjectiveCOMsweeterCOMmore sweetSUPsweetestSUPmost sweet
- Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
- a sweet apple
- Having a taste of sugar.
- Containing a sweetening ingredient.
- (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
- Sweet wines are better dessert wines.
- Not having a salty taste.
- sweet butter
- Having a pleasant smell.
- a sweet scent
- Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
- sweet milk
- Having a pleasant sound.
- a sweet tune
- Having a pleasing disposition.
- a sweet child
- Having a helpful disposition.
- It was sweet of him to help out.
- (mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
- sweet soil
- sweet crude oil
- (informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
- The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.
- (informal, followed by on) Romantically fixated, enamored (followed by with), fond (followed by of).
- The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.
- (obsolete) Fresh; not salt or brackish.
- sweet water
- Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
- a sweet face; a sweet colour or complexion
- Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
- AdverbCOMsweeterCOMmore sweetSUPsweetestSUPmost sweet
- In a sweet manner.
- In a sweet manner.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Among the starters are crab meat resala, delicate, sweet petals of crab with a turmeric-onion soubise; and tender fried quail dressed with a bacon vinaigrette.
- The smell of the magnolia brought back sweet memories of my childhood.
- He makes sweet music with th' enamell'd stones, Giving a gentle kiss to every sedge He overtaketh in his pilgrimage; And so by many winding nooks he strays, With willing sport, to the wild ocean.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- If we take a high vowel [ …] and devocalize it, we obtain a hiss [ …] — H. Sweet.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of sweet in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Adjectives
- en sweetness
- en sweetly
- en sweetest
- en sweetheart
- en sweets
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "sweet" is an adjective. It's also an adverb. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun and a singularia tantum.