Salty vs. Sweet — What's the Difference?

Of, containing, or seasoned with salt.

Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salt, sour, or bitter

Suggestive of the sea or sailing life.

Pleasing in general; delightful

Witty; pungent; earthy

(of a person or action) pleasant and kind or thoughtful

Tasting of salt.

Used for emphasis in various phrases and exclamations

Containing salt.

A small shaped piece of confectionery made with sugar

; provocative; earthy.

A sweet dish forming a course of a meal; a pudding or dessert.

(figuratively) Experienced, especially used to indicate a veteran of the naval services; salty dog (from salt of the sea).

Used as an affectionate form of address

(slang) Irritated, annoyed, angry, bitter, bitchy.

The sweet part or element of something

(linguistics) Pertaining to the Sardinian language and those dialects of Catalan, spoken in the Balearic Islands and along the coast of Catalonia, that use definitive articles descended from the Latin self instead of the Latin that.

Having the taste of sugar or a substance containing or resembling sugar, as honey or saccharin.

Somewhat salt; saltish.

Containing or derived from sugar.

Engagingly stimulating or provocative;

Retaining some natural sugar; not dry

Containing salt;

Pleasing to the senses; agreeable

One of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water

Pleasing to the mind or feelings; gratifying

Having a pleasing disposition; lovable

Kind; gracious

Fragrant; perfumed

Not saline or salted

Not spoiled, sour, or decaying; fresh

Free of acid or acidity

Low in sulfur content

(Music) Of, relating to, or being a form of jazz characterized by adherence to a melodic line and to a time signature.

Remarkable; outstanding.

Used as an intensive

In a sweet manner; sweetly.

Sweet taste or quality; sweetness.

Something sweet to the taste.

Foods, such as candy, pastries, puddings, or preserves, that are high in sugar content.

(Informal) Sweet potatoes

A sweet dish, such as pudding, served as dessert.

A sweetmeat or confection.

A dear or beloved person.

Something pleasing to the mind or feelings.

Having a pleasant taste, especially one relating to the basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

Having a taste of sugar.

(wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.

Not having a salty taste.

Having a pleasant smell.

Not decaying, fermented, rancid, sour, spoiled, or stale.

Having a pleasant sound.

Having a pleasing disposition.

Having a helpful disposition.

(mineralogy) Free from excessive unwanted substances like acid or sulphur.

(informal) Very pleasing; agreeable.

(slang) Doing well; in a good or happy position.

Romantically fixated; enamored with; fond of.

; not salt or brackish.

To the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair.

An intensifier.

Used as a positive response to good news or information.

In a sweet manner.

(uncountable) The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.

A food eaten for dessert.

Synonym of sweetheart, a term of affection.

(obsolete) That which is sweet or pleasant in odour; a perfume.

(obsolete) Sweetness, delight; something pleasant to the mind or senses.

To sweeten.

Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; - opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.

Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.

Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet voice; a sweet singer.

Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.

Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water.

Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically: (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread. (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as, sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.

Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable; winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.

That which is sweet to the taste; - used chiefly in the plural.

That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume.

That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the sweets of domestic life.

One who is dear to another; a darling; - a term of endearment.

Sweetly.

To sweeten.

English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)

A dish served as the last course of a meal

A food rich in sugar

The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

The property of containing sugar

Having a pleasant taste (as of sugar)

Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub;

Pleasing to the ear;

One of the four basic taste sensations; very pleasant; like the taste of sugar or honey

Pleasing to the senses;

Pleasing to the mind or feeling;

Having a natural fragrance;

(used of wines) having a sweet taste

Not soured or preserved;

With sweetening added

Not having a salty taste;

In an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly');