semisweet

1. 1.

   having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

   Synonymsbittersweet

   Similartasty

Questions about semisweet

What does semisweet mean?

semisweet means "having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness".

How many syllables are in semisweet?

semisweet has 3 syllables: se-mi-sweet. The stress falls on "se".

What is another word for semisweet?

Close synonyms include bittersweet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is semisweet a common word?

semisweet is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.