dessert
/dɪˈzɝt/
noun
Common
1.n.a dish served as the last course of a meal
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dessert and sweet share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. dessert means “a dish served as the last course of a meal”. sweet means “having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar”. sweet is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/dɪˈzɝt/
1.n.a dish served as the last course of a meal
/ˈswit/
1.adj.having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
2.adj.having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
“an angelic smile”
3.adj.pleasing to the ear
“the dulcet tones of the cello”
| dessert | sweet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /dɪˈzɝt/ | /ˈswit/ |
| Said | di-ZURT | sweet |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Letters | 7 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun | adjective, noun, adverb |
| Senses | 1 | 16 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | sweet, afters | none recorded |
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