Synonyms for sweet on
Grammar : Adj, verb |
Spell : sweet |
Phonetic Transcription : swit |
Top 10 synonyms for sweet on Other synonyms for the word sweet on
- amative
- amatory
- aphrodisiac
- ardent
- aspire to
- attached
- be smitten
- be turned on by
- boy crazy
- cotton to
- desiderate
- die over
- doting
- enamored
- fall for
- fond
- girl crazy
- give eyeteeth for
- go for
- hanker after
- have a crush on
- have eyes for
- have the hots for
- horny
- hot
- hot and heavy
- hunger for
- impassioned
- in love
- infatuated
- lovesick
- lovey dovey
- lust after
- lustful
- make advances to
- partial to
- passionate
- set heart on
- sexy
- spoil for
- sweet for
- sweet on
- take a liking to
- take a shine to
- take to
- tender
- thirst
- turned on
- wish for
- yearn for
Définition of sweet on
Origin :- Old English swete "pleasing to the senses, mind or feelings," from Proto-Germanic *swotijaz (cf. Old Saxon swoti, Swedish söt, Danish sød, Middle Dutch soete, Dutch zoet, Old High German swuozi, German süß), from PIE root *swad- "sweet, pleasant" (Sanskrit svadus "sweet;" Greek hedys "sweet, pleasant, agreeable," hedone "pleasure;" Latin suavis "sweet," suadere "to advise," properly "to make something pleasant to").
- To be sweet on someone is first recorded 1690s. Sweet-talk (v.) dates from 1935; earliest uses seem to refer to conversation between black and white in segregated U.S. Sweet sixteen first recorded 1767. Sweet dreams as a parting to one going to sleep is attested from 1898, short for sweet dreams to you, etc. Sweet and sour in cooking is from 1723 and not originally of oriental food.
- As in amorous : adj loving, affectionate
- As in desire : verb want, long for
Antonyms for sweet on
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