sweetness meaning

UK US /ˈswitnəs/ 2 syllables

sweetness (noun): the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth.

sweetness has 4 meanings in this dictionary.

sweetness as a noun

  1. the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

    Synonyms: sweet, sugariness

    Type of: taste

    Related forms: sweet

  2. the property of tasting as if it contains sugar

    Synonyms: sweet

    Type of: taste property

    Kinds: saccharinity, sugariness

    Related forms: sweet

  3. a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

    Synonyms: bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence

    Type of: olfactory property

    Related forms: sweet

  4. the quality of giving pleasure
    • he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner
    • the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day

    Synonyms: pleasantness

    Type of: quality

    Kinds: pleasingness, agreeableness, enjoyableness, niceness

    Related forms: sweet

How to pronounce sweetness

sweetness is pronounced /ˈswitnəs/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with sweetness

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SW · words ending in SS · 9-letter words

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