semisweetness

noun

Etymology

From semi- + sweet + -ness.

  1. inherited from *swéh₂dus — “sweet
  2. inherited from *swōtuz — “sweet
  3. inherited from *swōtī
  4. inherited from swēte
  5. inherited from soot
  6. formed as semisweetness — “semi- + sweet + -ness

Definitions

  1. the state or quality of being semisweet.

    • We hoisted each cold, galvie snifter to our moist lips and, if we didn't freeze to it, drank the last half mouthful of semisweetness.
    • Once gym class rolled around, I knew Mallory's semisweetness wouldn't last.
    • Because the vine produces grapes naturally lower in sugar, Muscadine is often fortified with sugar before fermentation and fermented to semisweetness.

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