🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

단맛

Pronunciation / Transliteration: danmat

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sweetness/ˈswiːt.nəs/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 과일은 자연스러운 단맛이 난다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of tasting sweet; the opposite of bitterness or sourness.

    "She added a touch of honey to balance the acidity and enhance the natural sweetness of the dish."
  2. 2

    The quality of being kind, gentle, or pleasing in disposition or character.

    "Everyone in the neighborhood appreciated the constant sweetness of his temperament."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'sweetness' originates from the Old English 'swēte', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*swēþaz'. The term has evolved over centuries, maintaining its core meaning related to pleasant taste and pleasantness in various contexts.

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