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- [sweet]
- /swit/
- /swiːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sweet]
- /swit/
Definitions of sweetest word
- adjective sweetest having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc. 1
- adjective sweetest producing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is not bitter, sour, or salt. 1
- adjective sweetest not rancid or stale; fresh: This milk is still sweet. 1
- adjective sweetest not salt or salted: sweet butter. 1
- adjective sweetest pleasing to the ear; making a delicate, pleasant, or agreeable sound; musical. 1
- adjective sweetest pleasing or fresh to the smell; fragrant; perfumed. 1
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Origin of sweetest
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (adj. and adv.) Middle English swet(e), Old English swēte (adj.); (noun) Middle English swet(e), derivative of the adj.; cognate with Old Saxon swōti, Old High German swuozi (German süss); akin to Dutch zoet, Old Norse sætr, Gothic suts, Greek hēdýs sweet, Latin suādēre to recommend, suāvis pleasant
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Parts of speech for Sweetest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sweetest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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