sweet
Tasting like sugar; not sour, salty, or bitter.
Having a taste like sugar or honey; not salty, sour, or bitter.
Very nice and kind in a way that makes people like you.
Kind, gentle, or pleasing in character or behavior; making others feel affection.
A small food that tastes like sugar, such as candy or chocolate.
A small piece of confectionery such as candy or chocolate, usually made with sugar.
Informal: very good or nice.
Used informally to express that something is very good, impressive, or satisfying.
- Base: sweet
- Comparative: sweeter
- Superlative: sweetest
- Base: sweet
- Plural: sweet, sweets
short and sweet
1brief but pleasant
Quick but nice or enjoyable.
- His speech was short and sweet, just five minutes long.
- Let's keep this meeting short and sweet so we can go home early.
sweet dreams
1wish for pleasant sleep/dreams
'Good night'; said to hope someone sleeps well and has nice dreams.
- Good night, sweet dreams!
- She kissed her daughter and said, 'Sweet dreams.'
home sweet home
1Feeling happy to be at home
Used when you feel happy and comfortable to be back at your own house.
- After two weeks away, it was finally home sweet home.
- After two weeks abroad, it was nice to say, 'Home sweet home.'
- Home sweet home, she sighed as she sat on her sofa.
- We finally arrived—home sweet home!
revenge is sweet
1enjoyment from successful revenge
People say this when someone feels happy and satisfied after they successfully hurt or punish a person who hurt them.
- As he watched his former boss get fired, he smiled and whispered, "Revenge is sweet."
- She knew revenge is sweet, but it didn’t fix the past.
- When their team finally beat the champions, the coach joked, "Revenge is sweet!"
revenge is sweet
2satisfaction from revenge
People feel happy when they hurt someone who hurt them first.
- He smiled—revenge is sweet.
- When she beat her old rival, she thought, 'Revenge is sweet.'
sweet tooth
1love for sugary foods
A strong liking for food that tastes like sugar.
- I have a sweet tooth and love chocolate.
- I have a real sweet tooth and can't resist chocolate.
- Her sweet tooth makes dessert her favorite part of the meal.
- If you have a sweet tooth, you'll love this bakery.