English noun: sweetening | |||
1. | sweetening (food) something added to foods to make them taste sweeter | ||
Synonyms | sweetener | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aspartame, honey, refined sugar, saccharin, sirup, sugar, syrup | ||
2. | sweetening (act) an improvement that makes something more agreeable | ||
Synonyms | enhancement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | improvement | ||
3. | sweetening (act) the act of adding a sweetener to food | ||
Broader (hypernym) | seasoning | ||