sweetness

Definition

The condition of being sweet (all senses).

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”).

Example Sentences

• "At the same time, that pain is soothed by the brain’s perception of sweetness on a totally different area of your taste buds."
• "Ruth's overwhelming sweetness made Robert forget about his hopelessly low school grades."
• "The thirſt of raigne and ſweetnes of a crowne, […] / Moou’d me to menage armes againſt thy ſtate."

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