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      [Noun]  | "sweetness and light" 


      1: a harmonious combination of beauty and enlightenment viewed as a hallmark of culture

      2: amiable reasonableness of disposition

      3: an untroubled or harmonious state or condition


      Origin: 1869 ;

       [ "sweetness and light" ]

      1: a compliment, usually given to a woman whom you are very familiar with but occasionally she grates on you (as in pussy whipped )

        * e.g.,  ... Of course I'd like to take you to the prom, Oh Sweetness and Light ! 

       [ "Sweet Light" ]

      1: Indirect sunlight experienced in the period just before sunset or just after sunrise that has been refracted by the atmosphere into a golden or even an orangish-red color that flatters landscapes and life forms alike and is highly prized by both photographers and painters. It is also the safest light in which to sunbathe.

        * e.g.,  ... Manhattan's architecturally inconsistent jumble of high rise office towers and apartment buildings looked like a beautiful, unified whole in glow of the sweet light of a late winter's day. The Louvre, which often looks imposing amid the Parisian gloom, radiates a refined elegance in the sweet light of the sunset. 

       [ "sweet light crude" ]

      1: Oil. What will soon be costing upwards of $120 a barrel.

        * e.g.,  ... I hope the prices of sweet light crude don't go up any higher, otherwise I may have to sell my body so that I can pay for gas. 

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