sweetness

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Etymology

sweet + -ness

Pronunciation

• enPR: swēt'nəs, IPA: /ˈswiːtnəs/, SAMPA: /"swi:tn@s/

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Noun

Wikipedia sweetness (uncountable)

1. The condition of being sweet or sugary.
2. A pleasant disposition; kindness.

   Ruth's overwhelming sweetness made Robert forget about his hopelessly low school grades.

Translations

condition of being sweet or sugary

Afrikaans: soetheid (af) Albanian: ëmbëlsi (sq) f. Azeri: şirinlik (az) Czech: sladkost (cs) f. Danish: sødme (da) c. Dutch: zoetheid (nl) f. Finnish: makeus (fi) German: Süßigkeit (de) f. Hungarian: édesség (hu) Icelandic: sætleik (is) f.

Italian: dolcezza (it) f. Latin: dulcēdō (la) f., dulcitās (la) f., dulcitūdō (la) f., dulcor (la) m., mellinia (la) f., suāvitās (la) f. Polish: słodycz (pl) f. Portuguese: doçura (pt) f. Romanian: dulceață (ro) Spanish: dulzura (es) f. Swedish: sötma (sv) c. Turkish: tatlılık (tr) Welsh: melyster (cy) m.

pleasant disposition

Afrikaans: soetheid (af) Albanian: ëmbëlsi (sq) f. Azeri: şirinlik (az) Danish: sødme (da) c. Dutch: zoetheid (nl) f. Finnish: herttaisuus German: Süßigkeit (de) f.

Hungarian: kedvesség (hu) Icelandic: sætleik (is) f. Italian: dolcezza (it) f. Polish: słodycz (pl) f. Portuguese: doçura (pt) f. Romanian: dulceață (ro)

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German: Süße f. Scottish Gaelic: mìlseachd f.