sweetness
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- noun
- /ˈswitnəs/
:
aroma dulce
- The air brushed Taylor's face with the sweetness of timothy.
- sweetness in the air
- sweetness of the blossoms
- faint sweetness
Examples
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Nice scent, nice sweetness to it, but not overly sweet.
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The peach and apple trees were in bloom, and the air was scented with delicate sweetness.
Academic text (2001) -
I could almost smell the thick sweetness of Southern Comfort.
Fiction book (2001) -
Niemann could not find the spring sweetness in the air.
Fiction book (1995) -
The sweetness of it reaches her from a dozen rows back, and she looks away.
Fiction book (1991) -
His face came up to hers, and she smelled the sweetness of the brandy on him.
Fiction book (1996) -
Their overripe sweetness now pervaded the air with each breath of wind.
Academic text (2016) -
But the tranquil scent of these fires told him in its calming sweetness that after destruction a new beginning was assured.
Fiction book (2001) -
Festive, joyous, exhilarated, he enters the Elysian ambience and breathes in the rose-laden sweetness of the air.
Fiction book (1994) -
As I walked past the bakery, the air was filled with the sweetness of freshly baked pastries.
Synonyms
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A pleasant smell from things like perfume or flowers
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A pleasant smell that you notice and enjoy
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A pleasant sweet smell from flowers or perfume
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A pleasant smell that often comes from food, drink, or flowers
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A pleasant smell you notice in wine or perfume
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A pleasant smell often from flowers or scented liquids you wear
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A pleasant smell that often brings back memories
A pleasant, sweet smell that fills a place
A pleasant smell that comes from things like plants or spices
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Etymology
The word sweetness comes from the old English word sweet, which meant 'pleasant' and was used for smells as well as taste, like the scent of flowers or perfume. That's why sweetness can mean a 'pleasant' smell.