Noun: sweetener swee-tu-nu(r)
- Something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
"He stirred a packet of artificial sweetener into his iced tea";
- sweetening
- Anything that serves as an enticement
"The signing bonus acted as a sweetener to attract top talent";
- bait, come-on [informal], hook, lure
Derived forms: sweeteners
Type of: enticement, flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], seasoner, seasoning, temptation
Encyclopedia: Sweetener