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
The dates provide just enough sweetness to tame and enhance the chocolate while also letting the cocoa shine and show off its true colors.
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
The sweetness of the roll and the ooey, gooey pizza ingredients create the perfect appetizer for game day.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
But too often those extra years are not healthy ones — sapping the sweetness from what should be our golden years.
—Bryan T. Kelly, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Beyond its usefulness, pineapple guava provides fleshy, edible flower petals with a hint of sweetness.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
The Single Village Fix’s pineapple syrup harnesses the vibrant smoke and character of mezcal, embracing and even amplifying its charms, and the lime cuts through any the sweetness and makes the whole thing refreshing.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
On April 26, Venus will meet with Neptune in a harmonious sextile, adding an air of fantasy, sweetness and courage.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
The sweetness of the roll and the ooey, gooey pizza ingredients create the perfect appetizer for game day.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
But too often those extra years are not healthy ones — sapping the sweetness from what should be our golden years.
—Bryan T. Kelly, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Beyond its usefulness, pineapple guava provides fleshy, edible flower petals with a hint of sweetness.
—Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
The Single Village Fix’s pineapple syrup harnesses the vibrant smoke and character of mezcal, embracing and even amplifying its charms, and the lime cuts through any the sweetness and makes the whole thing refreshing.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
On April 26, Venus will meet with Neptune in a harmonious sextile, adding an air of fantasy, sweetness and courage.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweetness
Noun
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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
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But despite the pleasantness, there are still some areas where the graphics are lacking.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
14 Nov. 2025
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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He was dressed in a T-shirt and a tracksuit jacket, and spoke with an offbeat affability—a holdover from Boulder’s hippie days.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 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 2 May. 2026.
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