Sweetness
11sweetness — UK [ˈswiːtnəs] / US [ˈswɪtnəs] noun [uncountable] 1) the pleasant quality of someone or something music of unbearable sweetness 2) the sweet smell or taste of something the sweetness of coconut milk • all sweetness and light …
12sweetness — [[t]swi͟ːtnəs[/t]] 1) PHRASE: with brd neg, usu v link PHR If you say that a relationship or situation is not all sweetness and light, you mean that it is not as pleasant as it appears to be. It has not all been sweetness and light between him… …
13sweetness — noun (U) 1 how sweet something is 2 be all sweetness and light to behave in a way that is very pleasant and friendly, especially when you do not normally behave like this: She s all sweetness and light when Paul s around …
14sweetness — noun /ˈswiːtnəs/ a) The condition of being sweet or sugary. Ruths overwhelming sweetness made Robert forget about his hopelessly low school grades. b) A pleasant disposition; kindness …
15sweetness — noun the quality of being sweet. Phrases sweetness and light good natured benevolence or harmony. [taken from Jonathan Swift and used by Matthew Arnold in Culture and Anarchy (1869).] …
16sweetness — /ˈswitnəs/ (say sweetnuhs) noun 1. the state or quality of being sweet. –phrase 2. all sweetness and light, Colloquial (often ironic) extremely agreeable and charming …
17sweetness — see the kumara does not speak of its own sweetness …
18sweetness — n. the quality of being sweet; fragrance, melodiousness, etc. Phrases and idioms: sweetness and light a display of (esp. uncharacteristic) mildness and reason …
19Sweetness (disambiguation) — Sweetness is one of the five basic tastes.Sweetness may also refer to:* Sweetness (Fischerspooner song), a Fischerspooner single * Walter Payton (1954 1999), American football player nicknamed Sweetness * Sweetness (Lili Haydn song), a song on… …
20Sweetness and light — is an English idiom that indicates a person’s friendliness and ease. Today, it is generally used ironically to describe insincere courtesy. For example: The two had been fighting for a month, but around others it was all sweetness and light.… …
