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Noun: sweetness  sweet-nus
  1. The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
    - sweet, sugariness
     
  2. The property of tasting as if it contains sugar
    - sweet
     
  3. A pleasingly sweet olfactory property
    - bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence
     
  4. The quality of giving pleasure
    "he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner";
    - pleasantness, pleasurableness

See also: pleasant, unpleasant

Type of: aroma, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, odor [US], odour [Brit, Cdn], olfactory property, quality, scent, smell, taste, taste perception, taste property, taste sensation

Encyclopedia: Sweetness