darlingness

noun

as in sweetness

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  1. sweetness
  2. desirability
  3. agreeableness
  4. pleasantness
  5. attraction
  6. niceness
  7. seduction
Noun
  • Each forkful moves in waves of char, smoke and caramel-vanilla sweetness.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The sweetness is still there, but the higher proof brings greater depth and richness.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of sweetness
Noun
  • Guichot said the group remains focused on strengthening brand desirability, as evidenced in its presentations during Paris Fashion Week, which saw its three women’s brands focus on heritage and upscaling materials.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • At Kering, group CEO Luca de Meo has made big changes with Gucci — which makes up 40% of the group’s sales — in a bid to regain its position as world number one for desirability.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of desirability
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  • Your excessive agreeableness may also be interpreted by decision-makers as lacking conviction, preventing you from getting promoted.
    — Melody Wilding, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The Big Five traits are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism.
    — Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
Definition of agreeableness
Noun
  • The balance between efficiency and pleasantness in doing business seems extremely hard to achieve.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • And by relying on participants’ subjective ratings of hunger and pleasantness, the study can only infer what might be happening psychologically or biologically, Fredericson added.
    — Cathy Nelson, Health, 20 July 2026
Definition of pleasantness
Noun
  • As in many of the attractions, he’s based on a real person who experienced certain events.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The oversized drum shade is the main attraction here, giving this floor lamp a little extra presence.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of attraction
Noun
  • And that niceness that Almodóvar identified might take Guitarricadelafuente a long way.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But good fiction requires novelists to step beyond niceness and toward some richer mix of curiosity and compassion.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of niceness
Noun
  • Talk about the seduction of the music industry, and how you guys tried to approach that.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Neill performed the same From Russia With Love seduction scene Brolin had tackled four years earlier.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of seduction
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