noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of making something sweeter. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of adding a sweetener to food wordnet
3. 3
   A sweetener. countable, uncountable

   "Honey is the oldest of sweetenings."

4. 4
   an improvement that makes something more agreeable wordnet
5. 5
   something added to foods to make them taste sweeter wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sweeten form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

sweetenerambrosiaappeaseartificial sweetenerbaitblackstrap

Antonyms

All antonyms

bluntnessdesweeteningdeterfrankness

Example

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"Honey is the oldest of sweetenings."