sweet water

Not salty water

Sweet water is fresh water—drinkable water from rivers, lakes, or wells, as opposed to salt water from the sea.

The term appears in older texts and certain regional dialects: The sailors found a spring of sweet water on the island.

It occasionally describes water that tastes particularly clean or pleasant.

freshwater

river

Large flowing watercourse

  • lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
  • streamSteady continuous flow
  • springRecoiling metal spiral

aquifer · pond · groundwater · potable · drinking · well · cistern · reservoir · glacial · watershed

flavor

sugary

Containing much sweetener

molasses · caramel · vanilla · ripe · mellow · smooth · pleasant · refreshing · clean · pure

Opposites
salinity/mineral content

sweet watersalt water

H2O with sodium chloride

seawater · saltwater · brine · brackish water · saline water

potability/quality

sweet watercontaminated water

Impure liquid with pathogens

stagnant water · dirty water

Family

sweet, water, sweeten, sweetly, sweetness, sweeter, sweetest, sweetener, sweetening

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G