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SWEETS/swiːts/

Sweets are small sugary snacks — British English. American English often says candy. Usually plural: a packet of sweets. A sweet can mean one piece, and sweet is also the adjective for sugary food or a kind person. Dessert is the sweet course of a meal.

Meaning

Small sugary foods, often eaten as a snack (British). American English often says candy.

Examples

• “Do not eat too many sweets.”
• “The children asked for sweets.”
• “These sweets are bad for your teeth.”

Good to know

British sweets = candy. usually plural. Contrast: dessert. Also adjective: sweet.

Near in meaning

candy

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