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SUGARINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sweetness of sugar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("sugariness" is a kind of...):
sweet; sweetness (the property of tasting as if it contains sugar)
Derivation:
sugary (containing sugar)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
Synonyms:
sugariness; sweet; sweetness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sugariness" is a kind of...):
gustatory perception; gustatory sensation; taste; taste perception; taste sensation (the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus)
Derivation:
sugary (containing sugar)
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