sweetest

Definitions  ·  Examples  ·  Pronunciations  ·  Etymologies  ·  Related  ·  Statistics  ·  Comments  · 
This he called the sweetest, and yet the most constraining of all motives of piety And when I asked him how he could possibly mention gentleness and constraint or violence in the same breath, he answered, "I can do so in the sense in which the Apostle says that the Charity of God presses us, constrains us, impels us, draws us, for such is the meaning of the word Urget_.

View all »
Definitions (109)

Toggle American Heritage definitions American Heritage Dictionary (24)

  1. adjective Having the taste of sugar or a substance containing or resembling sugar, as honey or saccharin.
  2. adjective Containing or derived from sugar.
  3. adjective Retaining some natural sugar; not dry: a sweet wine.

Toggle Century definitions Century Dictionary (65)

Toggle GNU Webster definitions GNU Webster's 1913 (4)

Toggle WordNet definitions WordNet (16)

Toggle elsewhere links Elsewhere on the web

View all »
Examples (50)

  • This he called the sweetest, and yet the most constraining of all motives of piety And when I asked him how he could possibly mention gentleness and constraint or violence in the same breath, he answered, "I can do so in the sense in which the Apostle says that the Charity of God presses us, constrains us, impels us, draws us, for such is the meaning of the word Urget_. —  The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales
  • (24) What mirth, do you imagine, is to be extracted from their panegyrics who are suspected of bestowing praise out of mere flattery 24) "One knows plainly that these dumb attendants stand there like mutes, but harbour every evil thought against their autocratic lord Simonides made answer: Yes, I must indeed admit, I do concede to you, that praise alone is sweetest which is breathed from lips of free men absolutely free. —  Hiero
  • For of all dishes the sweetest is a joyful countenance and a happy face. —  Four Arthurian Romances
  • She is the dearest, sweetest ---- "etc., etc. —  Simon the Jester
  • Companioned by the sweetest, ay renewed, —  Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
 

Tags

Sign up or sign in to add tags.

Stats

This word has been looked up 29 times.

On Twitter

Photos from

flickr images
 

Pronunciations
Record your own »

If you'd like to prod us on getting a pronunciation for this word, sign in (or sign up) and let us know.

Charts

frequency chart

Bubble size: how much this word was used in a year

Bubble height: used more or less than expected, vs. all uses evenly distributed

You can expect to see this word about twice a week.

Recently looked up

plain-song · tierra · Operate · indri · varnished

Recent Favorites

pygopagus · sanglant · Astacus · sweetbread · qualms

Recent Pronunciations

a for 'orses · snarfillicate my snackrabbit · j for cakes · chic flick · rhodorhinorangifericide