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Collocations for sweetness - noun

1. sweet smell/taste

ADJECTIVE

natural
cloying (esp. BrE), sickly
the sickly sweetness of incense

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… OF SWEETNESS

hint
This is a full-bodied wine with just a hint of sweetness.

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VERB + sweetness

taste
add
Vanilla adds sweetness and creaminess to ice cream.

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2. pleasantness

ADJECTIVE

great
cloying (esp. BrE), saccharine (esp. BrE), sugary (esp. AmE)
She smiled with saccharine sweetness.

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VERB + sweetness

taste
to taste the sweetness of military success

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PHRASES

all sweetness and light
People think she's all sweetness and light, but she actually has a temper.
dripping with sweetness (esp. AmE)
Her voice was dripping with sweetness.

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