sweet vs dumpling

dumpling vs sweet

sweet and dumpling both are nouns.

sweet is an adjective but dumpling is not an adjective.

sweet is an adverb but dumpling is not an adverb.

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

As nouns, dumpling is a hyponym of sweet; that is, dumpling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sweet:

sweet: a dish served as the last course of a meal
dumpling: dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry

Other hyponyms of sweet include ambrosia, baked Alaska, blancmange, charlotte, compote, fruit compote, flan, frozen dessert, junket, mousse, pavlova, peach melba, whip, pudding, pud, pudding, sillabub, syllabub, tiramisu, sabayon, zabaglione, mold, mould.

sweet (noun)	dumpling (noun)
the property of tasting as if it contains sugar	small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth	dessert made by baking fruit wrapped in pastry
a food rich in sugar
a dish served as the last course of a meal

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

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