Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being sugary or sweet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being sugary, or sweet.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun   The property of being sugary orsweet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
- noun the sweetness of sugar
Etymologies
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Examples
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								I find out that in Disneyland you can experience increasing levels of sugariness, from frosted popcorn (moderately sweet), to marzipan Mickey Mouse-head-shaped pretzels (sweet), to marshmallows caked in caramel caked in chocolate caked in Smarties (unbearably sweet), and obviously I feel sick immediately afterwards and also guilty. Mickey Mouse, A-L-O-N-E Paolo Giordano 2011 
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								This is two parts Maggi to one part "Dave's Insanity Sauce" Available on hundreds of web sites - the tastiest of all the super-hot sauces, with no hint of sugariness or vinigariness to spoil your dish. My Love for Maggi Seasoning Sauce - Maggi Sauce e d b m 2008 
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								In fact, the crispiness of the meringue was perfectly complemented by the soft whipped cream, and their sugariness perfectly offset by the tangy cranberries. New Year Meringues Niki 2005 
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								In fact, the crispiness of the meringue was perfectly complemented by the soft whipped cream, and their sugariness perfectly offset by the tangy cranberries. Archive 2005-01-01 Niki 2005 
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								The sugariness of beets is sometimes put to use in chocolate cakes, syrups, and other sweets. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004 
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								The sugariness of beets is sometimes put to use in chocolate cakes, syrups, and other sweets. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004 
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								The sugariness of Taylor's poem is an indication of its objectal ambiencean immersive sliminess that threatens to drown the figure in the ground. 
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								"Of course, my dears," she said, with the sugariness of arsenic. The Saint on Guard Charteris, Leslie, 1907- 1943 
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								SHE _comes in carrying a basket, full of fragrant plums; her hands are sticky from their sugariness, her hair tumbled_. Barks and Purrs 1873-1954 Colette 1913 
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								You will say that this is no news, and that you never knew me possessed of the contrary qualities -- philanthropy and sugariness. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle Clement King Shorter 1891 
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