Phrase guide

sweet tooth

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, singular

Examples

  • He eats a healthy diet most of the time, but has a sweet tooth when it comes to candy.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone with a liking for sweet foods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An edible fungus of species Hydnum repandum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A preference, especially for a kind of food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a strong appetite for sweet food

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: appetite, appetency, appetence

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: voorliefde voor zoet — a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
  • Estonian: maias — a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
  • Estonian: magusahammas — a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
  • Estonian: mesilemb — a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
  • Estonian: magusa armastaja — a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
  • Finnish: karkkihammas — a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
  • French: bec sucré — a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
  • Hungarian: édesszájúság — a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
  • Polish: słabość do słodyczy — a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
  • Portuguese: formiguinha — a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
  • Scottish Gaelic: corrag mhilis — a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
  • Scottish Gaelic: smealas — a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
  • Welsh: dant melys — a liking for foods that are sweet; a weakness for sweets
  • Catalan: llaminer — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Catalan: llépol — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Chinese Mandarin: 愛吃甜食 /爱吃甜食 (ài chī tiánshí) — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Dutch: liefhebber van zoet — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Dutch: zoetekauw — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Erzya: тантюкш (tanťukš) — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Estonian: maiasmokk — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Estonian: maias — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Estonian: mesihammas — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Finnish: perso makealle — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • French: bec sucré — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Galician: larpeiro — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Galician: lambón — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • German: Naschkatze — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • German: Schlecker — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • German: Schleckerin — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Greek: γλυκατζής (glykatzís) — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Greek: γλυκατζού (glykatzoú) — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Hungarian: édesszájú — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Icelandic: nammigrís — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Icelandic: sælgætisgrís — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Japanese: 甘党 (amatō) — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Macedonian: слаткар (slatkar) — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Norwegian: søtmons — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Old Ruthenian: цꙋкролю́бецъ (cukrowjúbecʹ) — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Old Ruthenian: сладколю́бецъ (sladkowjúbecʹ) — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Polish: osoba ze słabością do słodyczy — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Portuguese: formiguinha — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Portuguese: guloso — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Russian: сладкое́жка (sladkojéžka) — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Russian: сластёна (slastjóna) — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Spanish: goloso — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Swedish: gottegris — someone with a liking for sweet foods
  • Estonian: hele timpnarmik — Hydnum repandum
  • Finnish: vaaleaorakas — Hydnum repandum
  • Norwegian Bokmål: piggsopp — Hydnum repandum
  • Polish: kolczak obłączasty — Hydnum repandum