SWEETNESS


Meaning of SWEETNESS in English

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 ~.

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