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Sweeting vs Perspiration - What's the difference?

sweeting | perspiration |

As nouns the difference between sweeting and perspiration

is that sweeting is (obsolete) a sweet apple while perspiration is the action or process of perspiring.

sweeting

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A sweet apple.
    • (Ascham)
  • (obsolete) A darling; term of endearment.
  • * ca.1602 , William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night II.iii
    • Trip no further, pretty sweeting .
    (Webster 1913)

    perspiration

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • the action or process of perspiring
  • a saline fluid secreted by the sweat glands

    • Synonyms

    * sweat * hidrosis * diaphoresis

    Related terms

    * perspire