sweetness

Sweet  (swt), Henry 1845-1912.

British phonetician and philologist. A founder of modern phonetics, he is known especially for his History of English Sounds (1874).

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sweet  (swt)

adj. sweet·er, sweet·est

1. Having the taste of sugar or a substance containing or resembling sugar, as honey or saccharin.

2.

a. Containing or derived from sugar.

b. Retaining some natural sugar; not dry: a sweet wine.

3.

a. Pleasing to the senses; agreeable: the sweet song of the lark; a sweet face.

b. Pleasing to the mind or feelings; gratifying: sweet revenge.

4. Having a pleasing disposition; lovable: a sweet child.

5. Kind; gracious: It was sweet of him to help out.

6. Fragrant; perfumed: a sweet scent.

7. Not saline or salted: sweet water; sweet butter.

8. Not spoiled, sour, or decaying; fresh: sweet milk.

9. Free of acid or acidity: sweet soil.

10. Low in sulfur content: sweet fuel oil.

11. Music Of, relating to, or being a form of jazz characterized by adherence to a melodic line and to a time signature.

12. Used as an intensive: took his own sweet time to finish; earns a sweet million per year.

adv.

In a sweet manner; sweetly.

n.

1. Sweet taste or quality; sweetness.

2. Something sweet to the taste.

3. sweets

a. Foods, such as candy, pastries, puddings, or preserves, that are high in sugar content.

b. Informal Sweet potatoes: candied sweets.

4. Chiefly British

a. A sweet dish, such as pudding, served as dessert.

b. A sweetmeat or confection.

5. A dear or beloved person.

6. Something pleasing to the mind or feelings.

Idiom:

sweet on Informal

Enamored of; in love with.

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[Middle English swete, from Old English swte; see swd- in Indo-European roots.]

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sweetly adv.

sweetness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sweetness - the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth sugariness, sweet gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation - the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
	2.	sweetness - the property of tasting as if it contains sugar sweet taste property - a property appreciated via the sense of taste saccharinity - the excessive sweetness of saccharin sugariness - the sweetness of sugar
	3.	sweetness - a pleasingly sweet olfactory property fragrancy, redolence, bouquet, fragrance aroma, odor, olfactory property, odour, smell, scent - any property detected by the olfactory system
	4.	sweetness - 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" pleasantness quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare agreeableness, amenity - pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions; "a well trained staff saw to the agreeableness of our accommodations"; "he discovered the amenities of reading at an early age" enjoyableness - pleasantness resulting from something that can be enjoyed; "the enjoyableness of an afternoon at the beach" niceness - the quality of nice disagreeableness - the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant

Translations

sweetness [ˈswiːtnɪs] N

1. [of food] → sabor m dulce, dulzor m

2. (fig) [of smell] → fragancia f, buen olor m; [of sound] → suavidad f; [of person, character] → dulzura f; [of appearance] → encanto m; (= kindness) → simpatía f
now all is sweetness and light → reina ahora la más perfecta armonía
he was all sweetness and light yesterday → ayer estuvo la mar de amable

sweetness [ˈswiːtnəs] n

[food, drink, taste] → goût m sucré

[person, nature, smile] → douceur f
sweet nothings npl → mots mpl doux
to whisper sweet nothings in sb's ear → susurrer des mots doux à l'oreille de qn
sweet pea n → pois m de senteur
sweet pepper n → poivron m
sweet potato n → patate f douce
sweet-scented sweet-smelling [ˌswiːtˈsmɛlɪŋ] adj → qui sent bon, odorant(e)
sweet shop sweetshop [ˈswiːtʃɒp] n (British) → confiserie f
sweet talk n → flagorneries fpl
sweet-talk [ˈswiːttɔːk] vt → flagorner
sweet tooth n
to have a sweet tooth → avoir un faible pour les sucreries
sweet trolley n (British) → chariot m des desserts

sweetness

n (lit) → Süßigkeit f, → Süße f; (fig) → Süße f; (of smile, nature) → Liebenswürdigkeit f; (of person) → liebe Art; (= freshness, of food, water) → Frische f; (of air, breath) → Reinheit f, → Frische f; now all is sweetness and light (usu iro) → nun herrscht eitel Freude und Sonnenschein

sweetness [ˈswiːtnɪs] n (gen) → dolcezza; (of taste) → sapore m dolce; (of breath) → freschezza
now all is sweetness and light → adesso tutti sono felici e contenti

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sweetness [ˈswiːtnɪs] n (gen) → dolcezza; (of taste) → sapore m dolce; (of breath) → freschezza
now all is sweetness and light → adesso tutti sono felici e contenti