| 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 | ||