Honey Definition
hŭnē
honeyed, honeying, honeys, honied
noun
honeys
A thick, sweet, syrupy substance that bees make as food from the nectar of flowers and store in honeycombs.
Webster's New World
A similar substance made by certain other insects.
American Heritage
Anything like honey in texture, color, etc.
Webster's New World
A sweet substance, such as nectar or syrup.
American Heritage
Sweet quality; sweetness.
Webster's New World
verb
honeyed, honeying, honeys, honied
To sweeten with honey; add honey to.
American Heritage
To speak sweetly or lovingly; be very affectionate, attentive, or coaxing.
Webster's New World
To make sweet or pleasant as with honey.
Webster's New World
To speak sweetly or lovingly to.
Webster's New World
To flatter.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or like honey.
Webster's New World
Sweet; dear.
Webster's New World
Yellowish-brown.
Honey-blond hair.
Webster's New World
Describing a thing involving or resembling honey.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Honey
Noun
Singular:
honey
Plural:
honeysOrigin of Honey
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From Middle English hony, honi, from Old English huniġ, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą (compare West Frisian hunich, German Honig), from earlier *hunangą (compare Swedish honung), from pre-Germanic *kn̥h₂onkós, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ónks (gen. *kn̥h₂kós) (compare Middle Welsh canecon (“gold”), Latin (pl.) canicae (“bran”), Tocharian B kronkśe (“bee”), Albanian qengjë (“beehive”), Ancient Greek κνηκός (knēkós, “pale yellow”)), Kurdish şan (“beehive”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English honi from Old English hunig
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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