sugariness

3.9

How sweet something tastes

noun
/ˈʃʊɡərɪnəs/

: dulzura

She added a little more fruit to enhance the sugariness of the smoothie.

So I do have Cadbury's, which is quite similar to a Hershey's bar because I love the sugar, sugariness, the mouthfeel.

Examples

So I do have Cadbury's, which is quite similar to a Hershey's bar because I love the sugar, sugariness, the mouthfeel.

ZOE
But now her wrists tingled with the sugariness of it; her neck blazed even under the drip and slide of the rain.

Fiction book (1993)
The dessert's sugariness made it a favorite among the children at the party.
The sugariness of the candy reminded him of his childhood.

Synonyms

sweetness

vssugariness

34 1.0

A pleasant sugary taste like ripe fruit or honey

is a more formal term for the same sensory quality

Antonyms

bitterness

9 2.6

A sharp unpleasant taste found in foods like black coffee

sourness

1 1.2

A sharp, acidic taste like lemon or vinegar

How Sweet

sugariness

3.9

blandness

1 4.1

Surface Forms

sugariness singular

sugarinesses plural

Morphology

sugariness = sugary (transparent) = sugar + iness

Formation is standard: 'sugar' -> 'sugary' (adjective) and 'sugary' -> 'sugariness' with the expected spelling change (y -> i) before -ness.

Etymology

Sugariness comes from the simple word sugar, which English took from older words like Arabic sukkar and Sanskrit sharkara, where people used it for 'sweet crystals' or 'grains'. So sugariness is the quality of being 'sweet', just like sugar.