sweetness
part of speech
noun (sweetness — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) The taste of sugar or honey; being sweet. tree →
2) Kindness, gentleness and a pleasant nature. tree →
3) A pleasant quality of a sound or smell. tree →
4) (informal, as a pet name) «Sweetness» used to speak to someone you love. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons, sweetness is one of the basic tastes, with sour, salty, bitter and umami. In cooking, fruit adds natural sweetness. In stories it describes a gentle character or a pleasant song. Phrases: «natural sweetness», «sweetness and light», «a touch of sweetness».
examples
- The sweetness of the strawberries was perfect. tree →
- Our tongue can taste sweetness, sourness, saltiness and bitterness. tree →
- Honey adds sweetness to porridge. tree →
- Everyone loved the sweetness of her nature. tree →
- The sweetness of the music made us calm. tree →
- (informal) «Morning, sweetness!» said Dad. tree →
- Too much sweetness in drinks is bad for teeth. tree →
- A jar of honey was upset and the sticky sweetness flowed out on the table. tree →
note
Uncountable: «a lot of sweetness», not «sweetnesses». «Sweetness and light» means everything seems happy and friendly (often said ironically). Myth trap: the old «tongue map» (sweet only at the tip) is wrong — all parts of the tongue can taste sweetness.
In the corpora
- And a can of ordinary cola hides about seven teaspoons of sugar: the acid and fizz cover up the sweetness.
- And he said unto them: Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness.
- The wise in heart is called a man of discernment; and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
- Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sweetness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.