English Explanatory Dictionary

sweetness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition of being sweet (all senses).
  2. A pleasant disposition; kindness.
  3. The quality of giving pleasure to the mind or senses, pleasantness, agreeableness.
  4. A term of address for one's sweetheart.

Pronunciation

swēt'nəs /ˈswiːtnəs/ /ˈswitnəs/ En-us-sweetness.ogg

Word forms

sweetness sweetnesses sweetnesse

Etymology

From Middle English swetnes, swetnesse, from Old English swētnes (“sweetness”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōtinassī (“sweetness”), equivalent to sweet + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian swietens (“sweetness”), obsolete Dutch zoetenis (“sweetness”), Old High German swuoznessi, suoznessi (“sweetness”).

Synonyms

dulceness dulciness dulcitude saccharinity sugariness sweetness

Antonyms

bitterness sourness

Related words

sweet

Derived words

sweetness and light
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