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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 meanings

noun

  1. 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.”

  2. A variety of this substance.

  3. figurativelySomething sweet or desirable.

  4. A term of affection.

    “Honey, would you take out the trash?”

    “Honey, I'm home.”

  5. informalA woman, especially an attractive one.

    “Man, there are some fine honeys here tonight!”

  6. A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.

  7. A beloved person; used as terms of endearmentperson

    Similar: beloved, dear, dearest, love, baby, darling
Older and rare meanings (1)
  1. rareNectar.

adjective

  1. Involving or resembling honey.

  2. Of a pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like most types of honey.

  3. Of something having the color of honey

verb

  1. To sweeten; to make agreeable.

  2. To add honey to.

  3. To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.

  4. To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn.

  5. Sweeten with honey

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

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