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# sweetener

noun (a sweetener, sweeteners)

«sweetener» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A sweetener is something put in food or drink to make it taste sweet, especially a substance used instead of sugar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetener/#m1)
2. Something extra offered to make a deal or idea more attractive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetener/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in health and food lessons: reading food labels; "sugar-free" drinks often contain artificial sweeteners. Honey and syrup are natural sweeteners. Phrase (informal): "as a sweetener" means as a little bonus to persuade someone.

### Examples

- This drink has sweetener instead of sugar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetener/#x1)
- Honey is a natural sweetener. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetener/#x2)
- Read the label to see which sweetener is used. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetener/#x3)
- Grandad puts sweetener in his tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetener/#x4)
- The shop gave a free gift as a sweetener. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetener/#x5)
- Some sweeteners are much sweeter than sugar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetener/#x6)

### Note

Countable (sweeteners) and uncountable (some sweetener). From "sweeten". Sugar-free does not always mean healthy.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sweetener» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sweetener/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sweetener» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sweetener.html) on Mova free.