Definition for Sweetmeat:

• Fruit preserved with sugar, as peaches, pears, melons, nuts, orange peel, etc.; usually in the plural; a confect; a confection.

Synonyms for Sweetmeat:

• n.

  •candy (noun)
  • jawbreaker,
  • bonbon,
  • jawbreakers,
  • sweetmeats,
  • hokum,
  • Confit,
  • confectionery.
  •food (noun)
  • sweetmeat.
  •sweet (noun)
  • gratification,
  • pudding,
  • dessert,
  • pleasure,
  • delight,
  • chocolate,
  • snack,
  • joy,
  • sugarplum,
  • chocolates,
  • sugarplums,
  • enjoyment,
  • confiture,
  • final course.
  •sweets (noun)
  • comfit,
  • preserves,
  • Pastries,
  • bonbons,
  • desserts,
  • pie,
  • candied fruit,
  • goodies.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • candy,
  • confection,
  • delicacy,
  • sweet,
  • sweets.

Antonyms for Sweetmeat:

• n.

  • sweet
    pain, trouble, dissatisfaction, misery, sorrow, sadness, woe, melancholy, unhappiness, disappointment.

Sweetmeat Sentence Examples:

• Put it into pots covered with brandy paper, and it will be found a pleasant sweetmeat.

• Yes, my gorgeous angel, sit down by the poor bodies' fire, and eat a sweetmeat.

Hyponym for Sweetmeat:

• n.

  • food
    sweet, confection.