(n) the quality of giving pleasure, Syn. sweetness, Ant. unpleasantness, Example:he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner; the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day
n. [ AS. swētness. ] The quality or state of being sweet (in any sense of the adjective); gratefulness to the taste or to the smell; agreeableness. [ 1913 Webster ]
[不经一番风霜苦,哪有寒梅吐春芳 / 不經一番風霜苦,哪有寒梅吐春芳, bù jīng yī fān fēng shuāng kǔ, nǎ yǒu hán méi tǔ chūn fāngㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄧ ㄈㄢ ㄈㄥ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄎㄨˇ, ㄋㄚˇ ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄢˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄤ] No bitterness today, no sweetness tomorrow; Without the winter's cold and wind, where would the sweet spring fragrance come from?