sweet vs delicacy

delicacy vs sweet

sweet and delicacy both are nouns.

sweet is an adjective but delicacy is not an adjective.

sweet is an adverb but delicacy is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sweet	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
delicacy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, delicacy is a hypernym of sweet; that is, delicacy is a word with a broader meaning than sweet:

sweet: a food rich in sugar
delicacy: something considered choice to eat

Other hypernyms of sweet include dainty, goody, kickshaw, treat.

sweet (noun)	delicacy (noun)
the property of tasting as if it contains sugar	the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth	subtly skillful handling of a situation
a food rich in sugar	lack of physical strength
a dish served as the last course of a meal	slenderness
	lightness in movement or manner
	refined taste; tact
	something considered choice to eat

sweet (adjective)	delicacy (adjective)
not containing or composed of salt water
(used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
having a natural fragrance
having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
pleasing to the ear
with sweetening added
not soured or preserved
pleasing to the mind or feeling
pleasing to the senses

sweet (adverb)	delicacy (adverb)
in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')

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