Sweet vs. Savory
Difference Between Sweet and Savory
Sweetadjective
Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
a sweet appleSavoryadjective
Tasty, attractive to the palate.
The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.Sweetadjective
Having a taste of sugar.
Savoryadjective
Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet.
The mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.The savory duck contrasted well with the sweet sauce.Sweetadjective
Containing a sweetening ingredient.
Savoryadjective
(figuratively) Morally or ethically acceptable.
Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language.Sweetadjective
(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
Sweet wines are better dessert wines.Savorynoun
(American spelling) A savory snack.
Sweetadjective
Not having a salty taste.
sweet butterSavorynoun
Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.
Sweetadjective
Having a pleasant smell.
a sweet scentSavorynoun
The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.
Sweetadjective
Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
sweet milkSavorynoun
any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
Sweetadjective
Having a pleasant sound.
a sweet tuneSavorynoun
dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
Sweetadjective
Having a pleasing disposition.
a sweet childSavorynoun
either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
Sweetadjective
Having a helpful disposition.
It was sweet of him to help out.Savorynoun
an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
Sweetadjective
(mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
sweet soilsweet crude oilSavoryadjective
morally respectable or inoffensive;
a past that was scarcely savorySweetadjective
(informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
The new Lexus was a sweet birthday gift.Savoryadjective
having an agreeably pungent taste
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.Savoryadjective
pleasing to the sense of taste
Sweetadjective
(obsolete) Fresh; not salt or brackish.
sweet waterSweetadjective
Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
a sweet face; a sweet colour or complexionSweetadverb
In a sweet manner.
Sweetnoun
(uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
Sweetnoun
A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
Sweetnoun
A food eaten for dessert.
Can we see the sweet menu, please?Sweetnoun
sweetheart; darling.
Sweetnoun
(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
