dainty vs sweet

dainty

noun
  • A fancy cookie, pastry, or square, frequently homemade, served at a social event. 

  • A delicacy (in taste). 

adj
  • Fastidious and fussy, especially when eating. 

  • Elegant; delicately small and pretty. 

sweet

noun
  • A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy. 

  • The basic taste sensation induced by sugar. 

  • Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection. 

  • A food eaten for dessert. 

intj
  • Used as a positive response to good news or information. 

adj
  • An intensifier. 

  • Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale. 

  • Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur. 

  • Having a pleasant smell. 

  • Not having a salty taste. 

  • Fresh; not salt or brackish. 

  • Doing well; in a good or happy position. 

  • Retaining a portion of sugar. 

  • Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar. 

  • Having a helpful disposition. 

  • Having a pleasing disposition. 

  • Having a taste of sugar. 

  • Very pleasing; agreeable. 

  • Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of. 

  • Having a pleasant sound. 

  • Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair. 

adv
  • In a sweet manner. 

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