sweetness Copy link Outline I. Lit.1. dulcēdo, ĭnis, f.2. suavĭtas, tātis, f.3. dulcĭtūdo, ĭnis, f.II. Meton. • sweetness: I. Lit.: 1. dulcēdo, ĭnis, f.: a bitter root with a certain s., radix amara cum quadam d., Plin. 26, 6, 30, § 66. 2. suavĭtas, tātis, f.: the s. of scents, s. odorum, Cic. de Sen. 17, 59. 3. dulcĭtūdo, ĭnis, f.: the palate, which is affected by s. more than the rest of the senses, gustatus qui dulcedine praeter caeteros sensus commovetur, Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 9. II. Meton.: dulcēdo; suavĭtas; suavĭtūdo (rare: Pl. Stich. 5, 5, 14): mel (poetica mella, Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 44): v. pleasantness, charm. S. of disposition, facilitas et lenitudo animi, Cic. Off. 1, 25, 88: facilitas et humanitas, id. Fam. 13, 24: v. kindness, GOOD TEMPER.