NOUN | food | sweetening, sweetener | something added to foods to make them taste sweeter |
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act | sweetening, enhancement | an improvement that makes something more agreeable | |
act | sweetening | the act of adding a sweetener to food |
Sounds | swiy'tahnihng; swiy'tnihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | Something added to foods to make them taste sweeter. | |
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Synonym | sweetener | |
Narrower | aspartame | An artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid |
honey | A sweet yellow liquid / liquid produced by bees | |
saccharin | A crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar | |
sugar, refined sugar | A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative | |
syrup, sirup | A thick sweet sticky liquid / liquid | |
Broader | flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning | Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts |
Spanish | edulcorante, endulzante | |
Catalan | edulcorant | |
Verbs | sweeten | make sweeter in taste / taste |
Meaning | An improvement that makes something more agreeable. | |
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Synonym | enhancement | |
Broader | improvement | The act of improving something |
Spanish | mejora, mejoría, realce | |
Catalan | millora, realçament, trucatge | |
Verbs | sweeten | make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable / agreeable |
Meaning | The act of adding a sweetener to food. | |
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Broader | seasoning | The act of adding a seasoning to food |
Spanish | dulcificación | |
Catalan | dulcificació, endolciment | |
Verbs | sweeten | make sweeter in taste / taste |
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