Sweet vs. Tender

Sweetadjective

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

Sweetadjective

Having a taste of sugar.

Sweetadjective

Containing a sweetening ingredient.

Sweetadjective

(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.

Sweetadjective

Not having a salty taste.

Sweetadjective

Having a pleasant smell.

Sweetadjective

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

Sweetadjective

Having a pleasant sound.

Sweetadjective

Having a pleasing disposition.

Sweetadjective

Having a helpful disposition.

Sweetadjective

(mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.

Sweetadjective

(informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.

Sweetadjective

}} Romantically fixated, enamored (followed by with), fond (followed by of).

Sweetadjective

(obsolete) Fresh; not salt or brackish.

Sweetadjective

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

Sweetadverb

In a sweet manner.

Sweetnoun

(uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

Sweetnoun

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

Sweetnoun

A food eaten for dessert.

Sweetnoun

sweetheart; darling.

Sweetnoun

(obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.

Sweetnoun

(obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.

Sweetadjective

Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; - opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.

Sweetadjective

Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.

Sweetadjective

Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer.

Sweetadjective

Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.

Sweetadjective

Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.

Sweetadjective

Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.

Sweetadjective

Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.

Sweetnoun

That which is sweet to the taste; - used chiefly in the plural.

Sweetnoun

That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.

Sweetnoun

That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.

Sweetnoun

One who is dear to another; a darling; - a term of endearment.

Sweetadverb

Sweetly.

Sweetverb

To sweeten.

Sweetnoun

English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)

Sweetnoun

a dish served as the last course of a meal

Sweetnoun

a food rich in sugar

Sweetnoun

the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

Sweetnoun

the property of containing sugar

Sweetadjective

having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)

Sweetadjective

having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub;

Sweetadjective

pleasing to the ear;

Sweetadjective

one of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey

Sweetadjective

pleasing to the senses;

Sweetadjective

pleasing to the mind or feeling;

Sweetadjective

having a natural fragrance;

Sweetadjective

(used of wines) having a sweet taste

Sweetadjective

not soured or preserved;

Sweetadjective

with sweetening added

Sweetadjective

not having a salty taste;

Sweetadverb

in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly');

Sweetadjective

having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter

Sweetadjective

(of air, water, or food) fresh, pure, and untainted

Sweetadjective

smelling pleasant like flowers or perfume; fragrant

Sweetadjective

pleasing in general; delightful

Sweetadjective

highly satisfying or gratifying

Sweetadjective

used in expressions of assent or approval

Sweetadjective

working, moving, or done smoothly or easily

Sweetadjective

(of sound) melodious or harmonious

Sweetadjective

denoting music, especially jazz, played at a steady tempo without improvisation.

Sweetadjective

(of a person or action) pleasant and kind or thoughtful

Sweetadjective

charming and endearing

Sweetadjective

infatuated or in love with

Sweetadjective

dear; beloved

Sweetadjective

used as a respectful form of address

Sweetadjective

used for emphasis in various phrases and exclamations

Sweetnoun

a small shaped piece of confectionery made with sugar

Sweetnoun

a sweet dish forming a course of a meal; a pudding or dessert.

Sweetnoun

used as an affectionate form of address

Sweetnoun

the sweet part or element of something

Sweetnoun

the pleasures or delights found in something

Tenderadjective

Sensitive or painful to the touch.

Tenderadjective

Easily bruised or injured; not firm or hard; delicate.

Tenderadjective

Physically weak; not able to endure hardship.

Tenderadjective

(of food) Soft and easily chewed.

Tenderadjective

Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.

Tenderadjective

Fond, loving, gentle, sweet.

Tenderadjective

Young and inexperienced.

Tenderadjective

Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic.

Tenderadjective

Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate.

Tenderadjective

(nautical) Heeling over too easily when under sail; said of a vessel.

Tenderadjective

(obsolete) Exciting kind concern; dear; precious.

Tenderadjective

(obsolete) Careful to keep inviolate, or not to injure; used with of.

Tendernoun

(obsolete) Care, kind concern, regard.

Tendernoun

The inner flight muscle (pectoralis minor) of poultry.

Tendernoun

(obsolete) Someone who tends or waits on someone.

Tendernoun

(rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.

Tendernoun

(nautical) A naval ship that functions as a mobile base for other ships.

Tendernoun

(nautical) A smaller boat used for transportation between a large ship and the shore.

Tendernoun

A means of payment such as a check or cheque, cash or credit card.

Tendernoun

(legal) A formal offer to buy or sell something.

Tendernoun

Any offer or proposal made for acceptance.

Tenderverb

To make tender or delicate; to weaken.

Tenderverb

(archaic) To feel tenderly towards; to regard fondly or with consideration.

Tenderverb

To work on a tender.

Tenderverb

(formal) To offer, to give.

Tenderverb

to offer a payment, as at sales or auctions.

Tendernoun

One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing; a nurse.

Tendernoun

A vessel employed to attend other vessels, to supply them with provisions and other stores, to convey intelligence, or the like.

Tendernoun

A car attached to a locomotive, for carrying a supply of fuel and water.

Tendernoun

An offer, either of money to pay a debt, or of service to be performed, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture, which would be incurred by nonpayment or nonperformance; as, the tender of rent due, or of the amount of a note, with interest.

Tendernoun

Any offer or proposal made for acceptance; as, a tender of a loan, of service, or of friendship; a tender of a bid for a contract.

Tendernoun

The thing offered; especially, money offered in payment of an obligation.

Tendernoun

Regard; care; kind concern.

Tenderverb

To offer in payment or satisfaction of a demand, in order to save a penalty or forfeiture; as, to tender the amount of rent or debt.

Tenderverb

To offer in words; to present for acceptance.

Tenderverb

To have a care of; to be tender toward; hence, to regard; to esteem; to value.

Tenderadjective

Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender fruit.

Tenderadjective

Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.

Tenderadjective

Physically weak; not hardly or able to endure hardship; immature; effeminate.

Tenderadjective

Susceptible of the softer passions, as love, compassion, kindness; compassionate; pitiful; anxious for another's good; easily excited to pity, forgiveness, or favor; sympathetic.

Tenderadjective

Exciting kind concern; dear; precious.

Tenderadjective

Careful to save inviolate, or not to injure; - with of.

Tenderadjective

Unwilling to cause pain; gentle; mild.

Tenderadjective

Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the softer passions; pathetic; as, tender expressions; tender expostulations; a tender strain.

Tenderadjective

Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate; as, a tender subject.

Tenderadjective

Heeling over too easily when under sail; - said of a vessel.

Tendernoun

something used as an official medium of payment

Tendernoun

someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

Tendernoun

a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

Tendernoun

car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

Tendernoun

a boat for communication between ship and shore

Tendernoun

ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

Tenderverb

offer or present for acceptance

Tenderverb

propose a payment;

Tenderverb

make a tender of; in legal settlements

Tenderverb

make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer;

Tenderadjective

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality;

Tenderadjective

hurting;

Tenderadjective

susceptible to physical or emotional injury;

Tenderadjective

having or displaying warmth or affection;

Tenderadjective

easy to cut or chew;

Tenderadjective

physically untoughened;

Tenderadjective

(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

Tenderadjective

(of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition;

Tenderadjective

showing gentleness, kindness, and affection

Tenderadjective

solicitous of

Tenderadjective

(of food) easy to cut or chew; not tough

Tenderadjective

(of a part of the body) sensitive to pain

Tenderadjective

(of a plant) easily injured by severe weather and therefore needing protection

Tenderadjective

requiring tact or careful handling

Tenderadjective

young, inexperienced, or vulnerable

Tenderadjective

(of a ship) leaning or readily inclined to roll in response to the wind.

Tenderverb

offer or present (something) formally

Tenderverb

offer (money) as payment

Tenderverb

make a formal written offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset for a stated fixed price

Tenderverb

formally offer (a stated fixed price) for carrying out work, supplying goods, etc.

Tenderverb

seek offers to carry out work at a stated fixed price

Tendernoun

an offer to carry out work, supply goods, or buy land, shares, or another asset at a stated fixed price

Tendernoun

a vehicle used by a fire service for carrying specified supplies or equipment or fulfilling a specified role

Tendernoun

a vehicle used in mobile operations by a public service or the armed forces

Tendernoun

a dinghy or other boat used to ferry people and supplies to and from a ship.

Tendernoun

a trailing vehicle closely coupled to a steam locomotive to carry fuel and water.

Tendernoun

a person who looks after someone else or a machine or place