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“Suite” or “Sweet”

suite / sweet are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

suite s·w·IY·t

  • nouna musical composition of several movements only loosely connected.
  • nounapartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel).
  • nouna matching set of furniture.

sweet s·w·IY·t

  • nounEnglish phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912).
  • nouna food rich in sugar.
  • nounthe taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth.
  • adjectivehaving or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar.
  • adjectivepleasing to the senses.
  • adjective(used of wines) having a high residual sugar content.
Usage

Examples in context

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“suite”

  • …had a ticket office in Suite 115 of the complex.
  • …and Diehl Aerospace, the IMA suite was first used on the
  • …the Monk", is a six-song suite.
  • Severn Country, Suite (1928)
  • Worcestershire Suite (1918); also orchestrated
  • …performance GSM/1800 network with a suite of applications and services.
  • …in the PERC Fault Management Suite offered facilities such as the…
  • …Disney Channel original series The Suite Life on Deck as Maya,…
  • Wayside Fancies, Suite (1948)
  • …lecture theatre and an IT suite, both completed in 2018; and…

“sweet”

  • …quantifiable taste characteristics (like bitter, sweet, salty or sour) that can…
  • …Side Story and Oscar in Sweet Charity—both productions produced by All…
  • …dry wine with a very sweet food is, according to Oldman,…
  • …should have "a nutty, slightly sweet wine with it," or'' a…
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama"
  • …as "Vamos dulce muchacha" (C'mon sweet girl) and "Milonga de pelo…
  • …pavilion is called "Xi chuan sweet rain pavilion", built to commemorate…
  • …the music for teenagers was sweet and soulless, manufactured pop with…
  • Ivatans also plant camote (sweet potato), cassava, gabi or tuber…
  • …known for its cabbage and sweet Vidalia-like onions.

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