sweetening

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noun

The process of making something sweeter.

“Honey is the oldest of sweetenings.”

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Meanings

nounsweetening (countable and uncountable, plural sweetenings)

plural sweetenings

  1. countableuncountableThe process of making something sweeter.
  2. countableuncountableA sweetener.

    Honey is the oldest of sweetenings.

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sweeten

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomething added to foods to make them taste sweeter

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sweetener
Broader
flavorerflavourerflavoring

nounan improvement that makes something more agreeable

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enhancement
Broader
improvement
Also see
enhancementsweetener

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan edulcoració, endolciment
  • edulcoracióTranslations
  • endolcimentTranslations
French édulcoration, adoucissement
  • édulcorationTranslations
  • adoucissementTranslations
Italian edulcorazione
  • edulcorazioneTranslations
Portuguese edulcoração
  • edulcoraçãoTranslations
Spanish edulcoración, endulzadura
  • edulcoraciónTranslations
  • endulzaduraTranslations
Swedish sötning
  • sötningTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

sweetening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetening

MLA

“sweetening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetening. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweetening,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweetening.

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