different between recent vs sweet
recent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rec?ns (genitive recentis). As classifier for a geological epoch coinciding with human presence (“Recent era”) introduced by Charles Lyell in 1833.
Pronunciation
- enPR: r?'s?nt, IPA(key): /??i?s?nt/
- Hyphenation: re?cent
Adjective
recent (comparative more recent, superlative most recent)
- Having happened a short while ago.
- Synonym: (rare, obsolete) nudiustertian
- Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
- Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called.
- (sciences) Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago.
- 2020 October 4, Evan Gough, "We Now Have Proof a Supernova Exploded Perilously Close to Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago", Science Alert:
- Finding it now means it was produced in more recent times, in astronomical terms.
- 2020 October 4, Evan Gough, "We Now Have Proof a Supernova Exploded Perilously Close to Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago", Science Alert:
- (obsolete, geology, astronomy, capitalized) Of the Holocene, particularly pre-21st century.
Derived terms
- recently
- recent memory
Translations
Noun
recent (countable and uncountable, plural recents)
- (obsolete, geology, capitalized) An earlier term for the Holocene.
References
Anagrams
- Center, Centre, center, centre, tenrec
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin recens, recentem. First attested 1653. See also rentar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /r??sent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /r??sen/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re?sent/
Adjective
recent (masculine and feminine plural recents)
- recent
Derived terms
- recentment
Related terms
- rentar
References
Further reading
- “recent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “recent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “recent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French récent, from Middle French [Term?], from Latin rec?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??s?nt/, /re??s?nt/
- Hyphenation: re?cent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
recent (comparative recenter, superlative recentst)
- recent
Inflection
Derived terms
- recentelijk
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French récent, from Latin rec?ns. Doublet of rece, which was inherrited.
Adjective
recent m or n (feminine singular recent?, masculine plural recen?i, feminine and neuter plural recente)
- recent
Declension
recent From the web:
- what recently happened to tiger woods
- what recent transaction interests you and why
- what recent mean
- what recent celebrity died
- what recently happened at the white house
- what recent movies are on netflix
- what recent actor died
- what recent quarters are worth money
sweet
English
Etymology
From Middle English sweete, swete, from Old English sw?te (“sweet”), from Proto-West Germanic *sw?t?, from Proto-Germanic *sw?tuz (“sweet”), from Proto-Indo-European *swéh?dus (“sweet”).
Cognate and synonymous with Scots sweit, North Frisian sweete, West Frisian swiet, Low German sööt, Dutch zoet, German süß, Danish sød, Swedish söt, Norwegian søt, Latin su?vis, Sanskrit ?????? (sv?dú), Ancient Greek ???? (h?dús). Doublet of suave.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /swi?t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /swit/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /swi?t/
- Rhymes: -i?t
- Homophone: suite
Adjective
sweet (comparative sweeter, superlative sweetest)
- Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
- Having a taste of sugar.
- 2018 May 16, Adam Rogers, Wired, "The Fundamental Nihilism of Yanny vs. Laurel":
- A few types of molecules get sensed by receptors on the tongue. Protons coming off of acids ping receptors for "sour." Sugars get received as "sweet." Bitter, salty, and the proteinaceous flavor umami all set off their own neural cascades.
- 2018 May 16, Adam Rogers, Wired, "The Fundamental Nihilism of Yanny vs. Laurel":
- (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
- Not having a salty taste.
- Having a pleasant smell.
- 1838, Longfellow, "Voices of the Night: The Reaper and the Flowers":
- The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.
- 1838, Longfellow, "Voices of the Night: The Reaper and the Flowers":
- Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.
- Having a pleasant sound.
- 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, A Scarlet Letter, Ticknor and Fields, page 135:
- a voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful
- 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, A Scarlet Letter, Ticknor and Fields, page 135:
- Having a pleasing disposition.
- Having a helpful disposition.
- (mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.
- (informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.
- 14 November 2014, Steven Haliday, Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero
- GORDON Strachan enjoyed the sweetest of his 16 matches in charge of Scotland so far as his team enhanced their prospects of Euro 2016 qualification with a crucial and deserved victory over Republic of Ireland.
- 14 November 2014, Steven Haliday, Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero
- (slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.
- (informal, followed by on) Romantically fixated, enamoured with, fond of
- The attraction was mutual and instant; they were sweet on one another from first sight.
- (obsolete) Fresh; not salt or brackish.
- 1627, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: or A Natural History, in The Works of Francis Bacon (1826), page 66
- The white of an egg, or blood mingled with salt water, doth gather the saltness and maketh the water sweeter; this may be by adhesion.
- 1627, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: or A Natural History, in The Works of Francis Bacon (1826), page 66
- Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise lost (source), Samuel Simmons, page 278:
- Sweet interchange / Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise lost (source), Samuel Simmons, page 278:
Synonyms
- (having a taste of sugar): saccharine, sugary
- (containing a sweetening ingredient): sugared, sweetened
- (not having a salty taste): fresh, unsalty
- (having a pleasant smell): fragrant, odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling
- (not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale): fresh, unfermented, wholesome
- (having a pleasant sound): dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant
- (having a pleasing disposition): cute, lovable, pleasant
- (having a helpful disposition): kind, gracious, helpful, sensitive, thoughtful
- ((informal) very pleasing): rad, awesome, wicked
Antonyms
- (having a pleasant taste): bitter, sour, salty
- (containing a sweetening ingredient): nonsweet, sugarless, unsugared, unsweetened, unsweet
- (of wines: retaining a portion of natural sugar): dry
- (not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale): decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, stale
- (not having a salty taste): salty, savoury
- (free from excessive unwanted substances): sour
- ((informal) very pleasing): lame, uncool
Derived terms
Translations
See sweet/translations § Adjective.
Interjection
sweet
- Used as a positive response to good news or information.
- They're making a sequel? Ah, sweet!
Adverb
sweet (comparative more sweet, superlative most sweet)
- In a sweet manner.
- 1598, Shakespeare, Love's Labour Lost, Act 1 Scene 1:
- "and, sweet my child, let them be men of good repute and carriage."
- (and, my child, allow them sweetly to be men with good reputations and conduct)
- "and, sweet my child, let them be men of good repute and carriage."
- 1598, Shakespeare, Love's Labour Lost, Act 1 Scene 1:
Synonyms
- (in a sweet manner): sweetly
Translations
Noun
sweet (countable and uncountable, plural sweets)
- (uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.
- (countable, Britain) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
- (countable, Britain) A food eaten for dessert.
- Can we see the sweet menu, please?
- Sweetheart; darling.
- Wherefore frowns my sweet?
- (obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.
- (obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.
- 1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, III.2:
- Fear's fire to fervency, which makes love's sweet prove nectar.
- 1613, John Marston, William Barksted, The Insatiate Countess, III.2:
Synonyms
- (sweet taste sensation): See sweetness
- (food that is high in sugar content): bonbon, candy (US), confection, confectionery, lolly (Australia)
- (food eaten for dessert): See dessert
Derived terms
- spoon sweet
- sweet shop / sweetshop
Translations
Verb
sweet (third-person singular simple present sweets, present participle sweeting, simple past and past participle sweeted)
- (obsolete or poetic) To sweeten.
Anagrams
- weest, weets
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sv???t/
Etymology 1
From Dutch zweet, from Middle Dutch sweet, from Old Dutch *sweit, *sw?t, from Proto-Germanic *swait-, from Proto-Indo-European *sweyd-.
Noun
sweet (uncountable)
- sweat
Etymology 2
From Dutch zweten, from Middle Dutch swêten.
Verb
sweet (present sweet, present participle swetende, past participle gesweet)
- to sweat
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *sw?t, from Proto-Germanic *swait-.
Noun
swêet n
- sweat, perspiration
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- sweit
Derived terms
- swêten
Descendants
- Dutch: zweet
- Limburgish: zweit
Further reading
- “sweet”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “sweet”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
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