Sweetness and Sourness

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Sweetness noun - The state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others.

Usage example: one sister's sweetness was offset by the other's crotchetiness

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Sourness is an antonym for sweetness.

Nearby Words: sweet, sweeten, sweetener, sweetly, sweetie

Sourness noun - The property of being acidic.

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Sweetness is an antonym for sourness in topics: harshness, bitterness of taste.

Nearby Words: sour, sourish, souring, sourly

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