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单词 sweetness and light
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sweetness and light

noun

1
: a harmonious combination of beauty and enlightenment viewed as a hallmark of culture
2
a
: amiable reasonableness of disposition
they were all sweetness and light
b
: an untroubled or harmonious state or condition
but all was not sweetness and light

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web And it’s by no means all sweetness and light; a necessary strain of sadness wafts through this tale. Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Feb. 2022 This juxtaposition — sweetness and light versus somewhat terrifying inner mettle — is integral to the female experience documented in Yellowjackets. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2022 And on Friday, Netflix is debuting an all-new K-drama series that seems completely devoid of sweetness and light. Andy Meek, BGR, 18 Nov. 2021 Wishing you a weekend filled with sweetness and light. Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2021 As the Big Shakeout takes place, not all remote-work innovations will be sweetness and light. Robert Zafft, Forbes, 20 June 2021 For rural liberals like me, Joe Biden’s win didn’t usher in a new era of sweetness and light. Bill Donahue, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2021 This is not sweetness and light; there’s plenty of hardball. Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 24 Jan. 2020 Then again, was everything sweetness and light with Cousins? Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 18 June 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

sweetness and light

noun

as in sweetness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • sweetness
  • personableness
  • complaisance
  • good-temperedness
  • mellowness
  • amicableness
  • agreeability
  • amiableness
  • agreeableness
  • empressement
  • geniality
  • pleasantness
  • amenability
  • friendliness
  • affability
  • amity
  • likableness
  • amicability
  • amiability
  • gentleness
  • graciousness
  • niceness
  • cordiality
  • pleasingness
  • enjoyableness
  • gemütlichkeit
  • good-naturedness
  • benignity
  • cheerfulness
  • cheeriness
  • sunniness
  • consideration
  • courteousness
  • considerateness
  • comity
  • thoughtfulness
  • kindness
  • amenity
  • politeness
  • likability
  • kindliness
  • delightfulness
  • attractiveness
  • civility
  • courtesy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unpleasantness
  • disagreeableness
  • irritability
  • quarrelsomeness
  • boorishness
  • incivility
  • impoliteness
  • peevishness
  • rudeness
  • discourtesy
  • biliousness
  • crankiness
  • churlishness
  • petulance
  • testiness
  • grouchiness
  • irascibility
  • irascibleness
  • hostility
  • grumpiness
  • contentiousness
  • ungraciousness
  • querulousness
  • vinegar
  • orneriness
  • unfriendliness
  • fussiness
  • sourness
  • contrariness
  • cantankerousness
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