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honey
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As a noun, honey means a viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods. As an adjective, it means involving or resembling honey.
Meanings of honey
16 meaningsnoun
A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
“The honey in the pot should last for years.”
A variety of this substance.
figurativelySomething sweet or desirable.
A term of affection.
“Honey, would you take out the trash?”
“Honey, I'm home.”
informalA woman, especially an attractive one.
“Man, there are some fine honeys here tonight!”
A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
Older and rare meanings (1)
rareNectar.
adjective
Involving or resembling honey.
Of a pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like most types of honey.
Of something having the color of honey
verb
To sweeten; to make agreeable.
To add honey to.
To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.
To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn.
Sweeten with honey
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).