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Sweetness

The quality or state of being sweet (in any sense of the adjective); gratefulness to the taste or to the smell; agreeableness.

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Agreeableness 76% connected

The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.

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Amenity 76% connected

The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition; pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentl…

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Niceness 76% connected

Quality or state of being nice.

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Sugariness 76% connected

The quality or state of being sugary, or sweet.

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Broader term 7

Aroma 76% connected

The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; as, the aroma of coffee.

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Odor 76% connected

Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.

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Odour 76% connected

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"

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Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Scent 76% connected

To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.

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Smell 76% connected

To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate ma…

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Taste 76% connected

To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow.

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Sweet 74% connected

Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet orang…

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Sweet 74% connected

Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet orang…

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Attribute 4

Pleasant 66% connected

Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather.

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Pleasant 66% connected

Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather.

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Unpleasant 66% connected

Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive.

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Unpleasant 66% connected

Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive.

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Synonym 7

Bouquet 92% connected

A nosegay; a bunch of flowers.

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Fragrance 92% connected

Alt. of Fragrancy

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Fragrancy 92% connected

The quality of being fragrant; sweetness of smell; a sweet smell; a pleasing odor; perfume.

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Pleasantness 92% connected

The state or quality of being pleasant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Redolence 92% connected

Alt. of Redolency

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Sugariness 92% connected

The quality or state of being sugary, or sweet.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sweet 92% connected

Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar; saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet beverage; sweet fruits; sweet orang…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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