Meanings
- pluralplural of sweet
- pluralplural onlyConfectionery, candy.
- pluralplural onlyslangDrugs, amphetamine.
- pluralplural onlySweet-scented flowers.
Sweets to the sweet! Farewell. She scatters flowers
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], line 2391 more example
...she dropped the flowers which Evelyn had given her. Before she even perceived her loss, the King had picked them up, and was about to give them to her, when he perceived the note, and also observed that the seal was yet unbroken. "Mademoiselle has not had time to read a letter so surrounded by sweets—pray use no ceremony."
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 259
- A term of endearment; sweetheart.
I miss you, sweets.
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of sweet
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Arabic حَلْوَيَات
- حَلْوَيَات (ḥalwayāt)confectionery, candy
Bulgarian бонбон
- бонбон (bonbon)confectionery, candy
Catalan caramels, llaminadures
- caramelsconfectionery, candy
- llaminaduresconfectionery, candy
- dulcesconfectionery, candy
Chinese Mandarin 糖果, 糖食
- 糖果 (tángguǒ)confectionery, candy
- 糖食 (tángshí)confectionery, candy
- 甜食 (tiánshí)confectionery, candy
Dutch snoep, snoepgoed
- snoepconfectionery, candy
- snoepgoedconfectionery, candy
Finnish makeinen
- makeinenconfectionery, candy
French confection, bonbons
- confectionconfectionery, candy
- bonbonsconfectionery, candy
German Süßigkeiten, Bonbons
- Süßigkeitenconfectionery, candy
- Bonbonsconfectionery, candy
- Schleckzeugconfectionery, candy
Greek γλυκά
- γλυκά (glyká)confectionery, candy
Hindi कैंडी
- कैंडी (kaiṇḍī)confectionery, candy
Hungarian édesség
- édességconfectionery, candy
Irish milseáin
- milseáinconfectionery, candy
Italian dolci
- dolciconfectionery, candy
Japanese お菓子
- お菓子 (okashi)confectionery, candy
Latin cuppēdia, bellāria
- cuppēdiaconfectionery, candy
- bellāriaconfectionery, candy
Malay gula-gula
- gula-gulaconfectionery, candy
Norwegian Bokmål godteri, snop
- godtericonfectionery, candy
- snopconfectionery, candy
Polish słodycze, cukierki
- słodyczeconfectionery, candy
- cukierkiconfectionery, candy
- konfietyconfectionery, candy
- karmeleconfectionery, candy
- karmelkiconfectionery, candy
Portuguese doces
- docesconfectionery, candy
Romanian dulciuri
- dulciuriconfectionery, candy
Russian сла́дости, конфе́ты
- сла́дости (sládosti)confectionery, candy
- конфе́ты (konféty)confectionery, candy
- конди́терские изде́лия (kondíterskije izdélija)confectionery, candy
- сла́сти (slásti)confectionery, candy
Scottish Gaelic suiteas, carbhaidh
- suiteasconfectionery, candy
- carbhaidhconfectionery, candy
- siùcaireanconfectionery, candy
Spanish caramelos, chucherías
- caramelosconfectionery, candy
- chucheríasconfectionery, candy
- dulcesconfectionery, candy
Swahili pipi, lawalawa
- pipiconfectionery, candy
- lawalawaconfectionery, candy
- peremendeconfectionery, candy
Swedish godis
- godisconfectionery, candy
Thai ขนม, ขนมหวาน
- ขนม (kà-nǒm)confectionery, candy
- ขนมหวาน (kà-nǒm-wǎan)confectionery, candy
- ของหวาน (kɔ̌ɔng-wǎan)confectionery, candy
Welsh candi, losin
- candiconfectionery, candy
- losinconfectionery, candy
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
sweets. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweets
“sweets.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweets. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweets,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweets.
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