sweetness
/'swi:tnis/
Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of having a taste like sugar: The basic sensory property of something that contains or resembles sugar.
- A pleasingly sweet smell: A pleasant, sweet olfactory property.
- The quality of being pleasant, agreeable, or kind: The characteristic of giving pleasure, often through gentleness, charm, or kindness.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The sweetness of the ripe mango was incredible. (Referring to sugary taste.)
- She added just a touch of sweetness to the sauce. (Referring to sugary taste.)
- The sweetness of the rose filled the room. (Referring to a sweet smell.)
- Everyone admired the sweetness of her character. (Referring to a pleasant, kind nature.)
- He remembered her with great sweetness. (Referring to a pleasant, agreeable quality.)
Advanced Usage
- "To kill with kindness/sweetness": To overwhelm someone with excessive kindness, sometimes to a fault.
- She's so helpful, she'll kill you with sweetness.
- "Sweetness and light": A state of harmony and pleasantness, often implying a superficial or forced amiability.
- Their public relationship was all sweetness and light, despite their private arguments.
Variants and Related Words
- Sweet (adj): Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; pleasing in general.
- a sweet apple, a sweet melody, a sweet child
- Sweeten (verb): To make sweet.
- She sweetened her tea with honey.
- Sweetly (adverb): In a sweet manner.
- She smiled sweetly.
Synonyms
- Sugaryness: The quality of containing sugar (for taste).
- Fragrance, Bouquet: A sweet or pleasant smell.
- Agreeableness, Pleasantness, Kindness: The quality of being pleasing or kind.
Antonyms
- Bitterness, Sourness: For taste.
- Stench, Stink: For smell.
- Unpleasantness, Meanness, Harshness: For character or general quality.
Related Idioms
- "The sweetness of success": The pleasant feeling that comes with achieving something.
- After years of hard work, he finally tasted the sweetness of success.
- "Short and sweet": Brief and to the point, often in a pleasant way.
- His speech was short and sweet.
Noun
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the quality of giving pleasure
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he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner
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the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day
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a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
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the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
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the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
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