sweetness
English
Etymology
From Middle English swetnes, swetnesse, from Old English swētnes (“sweetness”), equivalent to sweet + -ness.
Pronunciation
- enPR: swēt'nəs, IPA(key): /ˈswiːtnəs/
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Noun
sweetness (countable and uncountable, plural sweetnesses)
- The condition of being sweet or sugary.
- A pleasant disposition; kindness.
- Ruth's overwhelming sweetness made Robert forget about his hopelessly low school grades.
- (informal) Term of address for one's sweetheart.
- 1986, The Smiths (band), Bigmouth Strikes Again (song)
- Sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking when I said
I'd like to smash every tooth in your head.
- Sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking when I said
- 2011, Kimberly Gibney, Over the Edge (page 66)
- "Hey sweetness," he said. "How was practice?"
- 1986, The Smiths (band), Bigmouth Strikes Again (song)
Translations
condition of being sweet or sugary
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pleasant disposition
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