noun
1 sweet smell/taste
ADJECTIVE
▪ natural
▪ cloying ( esp. BrE ), sickly
▪
the sickly ~ of incense
… OF SWEETNESS
▪ hint
▪
This is a full-bodied wine with just a hint of ~.
VERB + SWEETNESS
▪ taste
▪ add
▪
Vanilla adds ~ and creaminess to ice cream.
2 pleasantness
ADJECTIVE
▪ great
▪ cloying ( esp. BrE ), saccharine ( esp. BrE ), sugary ( esp. AmE )
▪
She smiled with saccharine ~.
VERB + SWEETNESS
▪ taste
▪
to taste the ~ of military success
PHRASES
▪ all ~ and light
▪
People think she's all ~ and light, but she actually has a temper.
▪ dripping with ~ ( esp. AmE )
▪
Her voice was dripping with ~.