HyperDic: sweetness_and_light

English > 1 sense of the expression sweetness and light:
NOUNattributesweetness and lighta mild reasonableness
English > sweetness and light: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningA mild reasonableness.
Example"when he learned who I was he became all sweetness and light"
Broaderaffability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, genialityA disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
Spanishtodo dulzura

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