Collocations for sweetness - noun
1. sweet smell/taste
ADJ.
natural | cloying, sickly | lingering
the lingering sweetness of incense
the lingering sweetness of incense
QUANT.
hint
This is a full-bodied wine with just a hint of sweetness.
This is a full-bodied wine with just a hint of sweetness.
VERB + SWEETNESS
taste
2. pleasantness
ADJ.
exquisite, great | saccharine
(= false) She smiled with saccharine sweetness.
(= false) She smiled with saccharine sweetness.
VERB + SWEETNESS
taste
to taste the sweetness of military success
to taste the sweetness of military success
PHRASES
all sweetness and light
People think she''s all sweetness and light, but she''s actually got an awful temper.
People think she''s all sweetness and light, but she''s actually got an awful temper.