unsweet

English

Etymology

From Middle English unswete, from Old English unswēte (“unsweet; bitter; sour”), 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”).

Adjective

unsweet (comparative more unsweet, superlative most unsweet)

Not sweet.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:unsweet.

Synonyms

unsweetened, nonsweet, unsugared

Antonyms

sweet, sugared

Derived terms

unsweet tea

Translations

not sweet

German: unsüß

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