English noun: sweetener | |||
1. | sweetener (food) something added to foods to make them taste sweeter | ||
Synonyms | sweetening | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aspartame, honey, refined sugar, saccharin, sirup, sugar, syrup | ||
2. | sweetener (cognition) anything that serves as an enticement | ||
Synonyms | bait, come-on, hook, lure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | enticement, temptation | ||