sweetness

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sweetness

The child smiled at the sweetness of the ripe strawberry.

Definition
  1. 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.
sweetness

The child smiled at the sweetness of the ripe strawberry.

Noun
  1. the quality of giving pleasure
    • he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner
    • the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day
  2. a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
  3. the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
  4. the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

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