as in personableness
the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others
one sister's sweetness was offset by the other's crotchetiness
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Recent Examples of sweetness
This one blends apple and pear for sweetness and texture.
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Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
Edamame with Sea Salt & Dried Fruit This pairing creates a nice balance of nutrients with a touch of natural sweetness.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 14 May 2026
Use a relaxed belt to break up the monochromatic look, then contrast the sweetness of with some cool-girl sunglasses.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 14 May 2026
That goes for much here, from the light that scurries away from Benjamín Echazarreta’s muted camera, to the moments of sweetness that punctuate Mariá Portugal’s largely ominous score.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
McQuoid struggled to find the right actor to play the role — someone with the imposing size but who could also nail Baraka’s mix of humor, violence and sweetness.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
At ThaiPop, owners Ryan and Annie Balow make all their cocktails and mocktails with palm sugar syrup, which has an amber hue and more complex sweetness than typical simple syrup.
—Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
And the hot honey sauce added just enough sweetness to balance the flavors, without the heat punching you in the face right away.
—Evan Moore
may 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
The earthy notes of green tea can help balance the sweetness of fruits.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026
Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
Edamame with Sea Salt & Dried Fruit This pairing creates a nice balance of nutrients with a touch of natural sweetness.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 14 May 2026
Use a relaxed belt to break up the monochromatic look, then contrast the sweetness of with some cool-girl sunglasses.
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 14 May 2026
That goes for much here, from the light that scurries away from Benjamín Echazarreta’s muted camera, to the moments of sweetness that punctuate Mariá Portugal’s largely ominous score.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
McQuoid struggled to find the right actor to play the role — someone with the imposing size but who could also nail Baraka’s mix of humor, violence and sweetness.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
At ThaiPop, owners Ryan and Annie Balow make all their cocktails and mocktails with palm sugar syrup, which has an amber hue and more complex sweetness than typical simple syrup.
—Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
And the hot honey sauce added just enough sweetness to balance the flavors, without the heat punching you in the face right away.
—Evan Moore
may 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
The earthy notes of green tea can help balance the sweetness of fruits.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetness
Noun
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The researchers found that people's accuracy in distinguishing sugar from sweetener depended heavily on expectations, and pleasantness ratings also shifted accordingly.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Surely there was something more beneath all this mild pleasantness, some edge of resentment, a few shards of indignation on the brink of cutting through.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But one suspected the real reason for Huang’s geniality lay elsewhere.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
16 Dec. 2025
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Riley, a Northern California native, who has always exuded a Zen-like geniality, was part of a generation of young American composers who had turned away from audience-alienating atonal music, which had been proselytized by their teachers in the science-minded postwar academy.—
William Robin,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Church’s combination of talent, affability, and fine manners eased his way into New York’s élite, sometimes inspiring envy among his painter friends.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Despite his aura of affability, D’Amaro fought to win every match.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Sweetness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweetness. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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