sweetness and light

Definitions of sweetness and light
  1. noun
    a mild reasonableness
    “when he learned who I was he became all sweetness and light”
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    type of:
    affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality
    a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
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