sweetness and light
noun
Definition of sweetness and light
1 : a harmonious combination of beauty and enlightenment viewed as a hallmark of culture
2a : amiable reasonableness of disposition they were all sweetness and lightb : an untroubled or harmonious state or condition but all was not sweetness and light
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1869
First Known Use of sweetness and light
1869
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