inglese

sweetness

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(Inglese)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The condition of being sweet (all senses).
  2. (countable, uncountable) A pleasant disposition; kindness.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The quality of giving pleasure to the mind or senses, pleasantness, agreeableness.
  4. (countable, informal, uncountable) A term of address for one's sweetheart.

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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈswiːtnəs/
Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio
swetnes
Ereditato da inglese antico
swētnes
Affine frisone occidentale
swietens
Affine olandese
zoetenis
Affine tedesco antico alto
swuoznessi
In summary

From Middle English swetnes, swetnesse, from Old English swētnes (“sweetness”), from Proto-West Germanic *swōtinassī (“sweetness”), equivalent to sweet + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian swietens (“sweetness”), obsolete Dutch zoetenis (“sweetness”), Old High German swuoznessi, suoznessi (“sweetness”).

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