SWEETENING

Pronunciation (US):

• SWEETENING (noun)
  The noun SWEETENING has 3 senses:

1. something added to foods to make them taste sweeter
2. an improvement that makes something more agreeable
3. the act of adding a sweetener to food

  Familiarity information: SWEETENING used as a noun is uncommon.

• SWEETENING (noun)

Meaning:

Something added to foods to make them taste sweeter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

sweetener; sweetening

Hypernyms ("sweetening" is a kind of...):

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sweetening"):

aspartame (an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener)

honey (a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees)

saccharin (a crystalline substance 500 times sweeter than sugar; used as a calorie-free sweetener)

refined sugar; sugar (a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative)

sirup; syrup (a thick sweet sticky liquid)

Meaning:

An improvement that makes something more agreeable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

enhancement; sweetening

Hypernyms ("sweetening" is a kind of...):

improvement (the act of improving something)

Meaning:

The act of adding a sweetener to food

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sweetening" is a kind of...):

seasoning (the act of adding a seasoning to food)