sweet vs nonpareil

nonpareil vs sweet

sweet and nonpareil both are nouns.

sweet and nonpareil both are adjectives.

sweet is an adverb but nonpareil is not an adverb.

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

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

sweet: a food rich in sugar
nonpareil: colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies

Other hyponyms of sweet include confectionery, confiture, sweetmeat, candy, confect, hardbake, chewing gum, gum, candied apple, candy apple, caramel apple, taffy apple, toffee apple, center, centre, comfit, maraschino, maraschino cherry.

sweet (noun)	nonpareil (noun)
the property of tasting as if it contains sugar	colored beads of sugar used as a topping on e.g. candies and cookies
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth	a flat disk of chocolate covered with beads of colored sugar
a food rich in sugar	model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
a dish served as the last course of a meal

sweet (adjective)	nonpareil (adjective)
not containing or composed of salt water	eminent beyond or above comparison
(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)	nonpareil (adverb)
in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')

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