Thesaurus:sweetness

Thesaurus

sweetness

English

Noun

Sense: the quality of being sweet

Synonyms

• dulceness (obsolete)
• dulciness (obsolete)
• dulcitude
• saccharinity
• sugariness
• sweetness

Antonyms

• bitterness    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sourness    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• chocolateness
• syrupiness

Hypernyms

• flavour    [⇒ thesaurus]

Holonyms

• five basic tastes

See also

• Thesaurus:sweet

Further reading

• “396. sweetness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “sweetness” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.