- the quality of being pleasant
- a smile of great sweetness
- He was attracted to her sweetness and innocence.
Extra Examples- She smiled with saccharine sweetness.
- to taste the sweetness of military success
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- cloying
- saccharine
- …
- taste
- all sweetness and light
- dripping with sweetness
- the quality of tasting or smelling sweet
- The air was filled with the sweetness of mimosa.
Extra Examples- This is a full-bodied wine with just a hint of sweetness.
- Vanilla adds sweetness and creaminess to ice cream.
- the lingering sweetness of incense
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- natural
- cloying
- sickly
- …
- hint
- taste
- add
Idioms
See sweetness in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarybe (all) sweetness and light
- (of a person) to be pleasant, friendly and polite
- I can’t complain—he’s been all sweetness and light with me.
- People think she's all sweetness and light, but she actually has a temper.
- (of a situation) to be fun and easy to deal with
- It’s not all sweetness and light being an actor.
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