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# sweetness

«sweetness» in Mova's school dictionary: **The taste of sugar or honey; being sweet** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (sweetness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The taste of sugar or honey; being sweet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetness/#m1)

2) Kindness, gentleness and a pleasant nature. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetness/#m2)

3) A pleasant quality of a sound or smell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetness/#m3)

4) (informal, as a pet name) «Sweetness» used to speak to someone you love. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetness/#m4)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetness/#x1)
- Our tongue can taste sweetness, sourness, saltiness and bitterness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetness/#x2)
- Honey adds sweetness to porridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetness/#x3)
- Everyone loved the sweetness of her nature. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetness/#x4)
- The sweetness of the music made us calm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetness/#x5)
- (informal) «Morning, sweetness!» said Dad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetness/#x6)
- Too much sweetness in drinks is bad for teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetness/#x7)
- A jar of honey was upset and the sticky sweetness flowed out on the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetness/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/19-fizzy-drinks-mentos-and-cola/7/)
- [And he said unto them: Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.438/)
- [The wise in heart is called a man of discernment; and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.464/)
- [Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.786/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «sweetness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.