adj
Meaning 1
Not sweet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
unsweet
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
distasteful
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he found life unsweet
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
(of champagne) moderately dry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sec
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History
Etymology
From Middle English unswete, from Old English unswēte (“unsweet; bitter; sour”), from Proto-West Germanic *unswōtī, from Proto-Germanic *unswōtuz (“unsweet”), equivalent to un- + sweet. Cognate with West Frisian ûnswiet (“unsweet”), Dutch onzoet (“unsweet”), German Low German unsööt (“unsweet”), German unsüß (“unsweet”), Swedish osöt (“unsweet”), Icelandic ósætur (“unsweet”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: unsüß — not sweet