sweetness
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- noun
- /ˈswiːtnəs/
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- A panel of tasters rates fruit flavor, sweetness, texture, and other qualities important to consumers.
- taste the sweetness
And we've got this contraposition of sweetness, one kind of taste, bitterness.
- And we've got this contraposition of sweetness, one kind of taste, bitterness.
- And there's some sweetness in refried beans, isn't it?
- But it's got enough sweetness to, like, be good.
- I think the flavor, it's got a nice sweetness to it.
- Wean them off the artificial sweeteners which just ramp up their threshold for sweetness.
Examples
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You can actually taste the sweetness.
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Faster and faster she ate and drank, with the fire and the sweetness in her mouth.
Fiction book (1997) -
But it's got enough sweetness to, like, be good.
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You get that sweetness before the heat comes on.
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Honey represents sweetness and passion and joy.
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All this sweetness is gonna rot my teeth.
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In order to achieve the most sublime sweetness and the greatest wines, nature has provided us with various methods.
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"Kiss me," she said, so he did, tasting sweetness on his tongue.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her stomach clenched, and she simply held the bread in her mouth, letting its faint sweetness dissolve.
Fiction book (2000) -
The dessert had a perfect sweetness that everyone loved.
Synonyms
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The taste of sugar in food or drink
How sweet something tastes
Antonyms
Idioms
How Sweet
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sweetness comes from the old English word sweet, which meant 'pleasant' and later 'sugary' like candy or ripe fruit, and you can see the same root in sweets. So sweetness is the 'sugary' taste you feel when you eat something sweet.