sweetness and light

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Definitions of sweetness and light words

noun sweetness and light extreme or excessive pleasantness or amiability. 1
noun sweetness and light decorous charm combined with intelligence. 1
noun sweetness and light an apparently affable reasonableness 0

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Origin of sweetness and light

First appearance:

before 1695

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1695-1705

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Parts of speech for Sweetness and light

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sweetness and light popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for sweetness and light

noun sweetness and light

cordiality — warmth of feeling
geniality — warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial: a genial disposition; a genial host.
good cheer — cheerful spirits; courage: to be of good cheer.
mutuality — condition or quality of being mutual; reciprocity; mutual dependence.
cheeriness — The state of being cheery.

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