sweetness
- noun
- /ˈswitnəs/
- The state of constant connection, tasting the daily sweetness of life.
- sweetness and light
- sweetness of voice
That they don't have the empathy, the sweetness, the warmth, the kindness.
- That they don't have the empathy, the sweetness, the warmth, the kindness.
- It's been a season of good, righteousness, sweetness, all Americanness.
- Show them more love and sweetness and see what happens.
- So we introduced her to the sweetness that is Ted Lasso.
- And he hears that increase in tone, increase in sweetness, increase in warmth.
- And I cannot tell you the sweetness of it.
- She has a greater level of patience, of kindness, of sweetness to that guy.
- The state of constant connection, tasting the daily sweetness of life.
- The feeling was more of sweetness and how much fun it was.
- The problem is that we all see compassion and sweetness and kindness in those moments as a weakness.
- Like there's, there's not really much sweetness or the sweetness feels very fleeting or the sweetness feels very short lived.
- It's wonderful that you are experiencing such sweetness of emotion stimulated by somebody.
- You know that sweetness of relationship with Bhawan, you know, relationship with God.
- So the sweetness is in part at least in the pathos that you are experiencing.
- Hello, today you thought she's wonderful, Sweetness was flowing.
- But today I thought she's the most wonderful person and my sweetness was flowing.
- Just bit of sweetness, bit of revenge and then a little bit of romance.
Examples
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But also there's such a sweetness to that time that's so precious.
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The child was pure sweetness, just as Jefferson had been when he was a small child.
Fiction book (1992) -
And I cannot tell you the sweetness of it.
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Show them more love and sweetness and see what happens.
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And people who become religious often feel a great sweetness and joy for a time.
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And still there drops within my heart the sweetness that was born from it.
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I know what Vincent did to that girl was terrible, but I also know that deep down there is a sweetness to him.
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There had been a sweetness about her he liked, a kindness, and they had had fun together.
Fiction book (1991) -
His smile was all sweetness, nothing left now of the darkness or the irony.
Academic text (2003) -
The sweetness of her smile made everyone feel at ease.
Synonyms
A pleasant quality that makes people like a person or place
A quality of being very attractive in a sweet, innocent way
A pleasing, beautiful look that makes people admire it
A kind and polite way of treating other people
A feeling that something is nice and enjoyable
Being very cute and charming so people feel affection
A quality that makes people feel great pleasure
The quality of being attractive and making people want something
A charming, innocent quality that makes someone seem friendly
A smooth, charming way of behaving that makes people feel relaxed
Antonyms
A quality of being unpleasant and hard to get along with that makes people avoid you
Idioms
How Pleasant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sweetness comes from the old English word sweet, which meant 'pleasant' or 'kind' and appears in words like sweetheart or a 'sweet' voice. So sweetness can mean the 'kind' or 'charming' quality someone or something has.