Bitter vs. Sweet
Difference Between Bitter and Sweet
Bitteradjective
Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance).
The coffee tasted bitter.Sweetadjective
Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
a sweet appleBitteradjective
Harsh, piercing or stinging.
Sweetadjective
Having a taste of sugar.
Bitteradjective
Hateful or hostile.
They're bitter enemies.Sweetadjective
Containing a sweetening ingredient.
Bitteradjective
Cynical and resentful.
I've been bitter ever since that defeat.Sweetadjective
(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
Sweet wines are better dessert wines.Bitternoun
(usually in the plural bitters) A liquid or powder, made from bitter herbs, used in mixed drinks or as a tonic.
Sweetadjective
Not having a salty taste.
sweet butterBitternoun
A type of beer heavily flavored with hops.
Sweetadjective
Having a pleasant smell.
a sweet scentBitternoun
(nautical) A turn of a cable about the bitts.
Sweetadjective
Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
sweet milkBitternoun
A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (binary digits).
Sweetadjective
Having a pleasant sound.
a sweet tuneBitterverb
To make bitter.
Sweetadjective
Having a pleasing disposition.
a sweet childBitternoun
English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
Sweetadjective
Having a helpful disposition.
It was sweet of him to help out.Bitternoun
the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
Sweetadjective
(mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
sweet soilsweet crude oilBitternoun
the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
Sweetadjective
(informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.Bitterverb
make bitter
Sweetadjective
}} 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.Bitteradjective
marked by strong resentment or cynicism;
an acrimonious disputebitter about the divorceSweetadjective
(obsolete) Fresh; not salt or brackish.
sweet waterBitteradjective
very difficult to accept or bear;
the bitter trutha bitter sorrowSweetadjective
Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
a sweet face; a sweet colour or complexionBitteradjective
harsh or corrosive in tone;
an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prosea barrage of acid commentsher acrid remarks make her many enemiesbitter wordsblistering criticismcaustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethicsa sulfurous denunciationSweetadverb
In a sweet manner.
Bitteradjective
one of the four basic taste sensations; sharp and disagreeable; like the taste of quinine
Sweetnoun
(uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
Bitteradjective
expressive of severe grief or regret;
shed bitter tearsSweetnoun
A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
Bitteradjective
proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity;
a bitter strugglebitter enemiesSweetnoun
A food eaten for dessert.
Can we see the sweet menu, please?Bitteradjective
causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold;
bitter colda biting windSweetnoun
sweetheart; darling.
Bitteradverb
extremely and sharply;
it was bitterly coldbitter coldSweetnoun
(obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
Sweetnoun
(obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.
Sweetnoun
English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
Sweetnoun
a dish served as the last course of a meal
Sweetnoun
a food rich in sugar
Sweetnoun
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
Sweetnoun
the property of containing sugar
Sweetadjective
having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)
Sweetadjective
having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub;
an angelic smilea cherubic facelooking so seraphic when he slepta sweet dispositionSweetadjective
pleasing to the ear;
the dulcet tones of the celloSweetadjective
one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey
Sweetadjective
pleasing to the senses;
the sweet song of the larkthe sweet face of a childSweetadjective
pleasing to the mind or feeling;
sweet revengeSweetadjective
having a natural fragrance;
odoriferous spicesthe odorous air of the orchardthe perfumed air of Junescented flowersSweetadjective
(used of wines) having a sweet taste
Sweetadjective
not soured or preserved;
sweet milkSweetadjective
with sweetening added
Sweetadjective
not having a salty taste;
sweet waterSweetadverb
in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly');
Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetlyhow sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this banktalking sweet to each other
