Entry Word: sweet

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 granted special treatment or attention <promised that he would always take care of his sweet sister> — see darling 1
2 having a pleasant smell <breathed in the sweet air of the azalea garden> — see fragrant
3 having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations <a very sweet man directed us to the lost and found> — see amiable
4 having qualities that tend to make one loved <a sweet little kitten> — see lovable