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hon·ey
(hŭn′ē)n. pl. hon·eys
1.
a. A sweet yellowish or brownish viscid fluid produced by various bees from the nectar of flowers and used as food.
b. A similar substance made by certain other insects.
2. A sweet substance, such as nectar or syrup.
3. Sweetness; pleasantness: "The first few years could not have been all honey" (Nadine Gordimer).
4. Informal Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.
5. Informal Something remarkably fine: a honey of a car.
tr.v. hon·eyed or hon·ied (hŭn′ēd), hon·ey·ing, hon·eys
1. To sweeten with honey; add honey to.
2. To make pleasant or appealing: His words were honeyed as he spoke.
3. To give a yellow or golden color to.
[Middle English honi, from Old English hunig.]
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honey
(ˈhʌnɪ)n
1. (Cookery) a sweet viscid substance made by bees from nectar and stored in their nests or hives as food. It is spread on bread or used as a sweetening agent
2. (Botany) any similar sweet substance, esp the nectar of flowers
3. anything that is sweet or delightful
4. (often capital) chiefly US and Canadian a term of endearment
5. informal chiefly US and Canadian something considered to be very good of its kind: a honey of a car.
6. (modifier) of, concerned with, or resembling honey
vb, honeys, honeying, honeyed or honied
7. (tr) to sweeten with or as if with honey
8. (often foll by up) to talk to (someone) in a fond or flattering way
[Old English huneg; related to Old Norse hunang, Old Saxon hanig, German Honig, Greek knēkos yellowish, Sanskrit kánaka- gold]
ˈhoney-ˌlike adj
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hon•ey
(ˈhʌn i)n., pl. hon•eys, n.
1. a sweet viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers and stored in nests or hives as food.
2. this substance as used in cooking or as a spread or sweetener.
3. the nectar of flowers.
4. any of various similarly sweet viscid products produced by insects or in other ways.
5. something sweet, delicious, or delightful: the honey of flattery.
6. Informal.
a. sweetheart; darling.
b. (sometimes cap.) an affectionate or familiar term of address (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, subordinates, etc.).
7. Informal. something especially good of its kind: a honey of a car.
adj. 8. of or like honey; sweet.
9. containing honey.
v.t. 10. to talk flatteringly or endearingly to (often fol. by up).
11. to sweeten or flavor with or as if with honey.
v.i. 12. to use flattery, endearing terms, etc., in an effort to obtain something (often fol. by up).
[before 900; Middle English hony, Old English hunig, c. Old Saxon honeg, -ig, Old High German hona(n)g, Old Norse hunang]
usage: Definition 6b is an affectionate term of address used to a child, sweetheart, etc. However, when used in the workplace or in social interactions with strangers, it is sometimes perceived as insulting or intrusive.
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honey
Past participle: honied/honeyed
Gerund: honeying
| Imperative |
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| honey |
| honey |
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| Noun | 1. |  honey - a sweet yellow liquid produced by beessweetener, sweetening - something added to foods to make them taste sweeter mead - made of fermented honey and water oenomel - wine mixed with honey |
| 2. |  honey - a beloved person; used as terms of endearmentlover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone | |
| Verb | 1. | honey - sweeten with honey |
| Adj. | 1. | honey - of something having the color of honey chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
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honey
nounverb
2. To compliment excessively and ingratiatingly:
Informal: soft-soap, sweet-talk.
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Translations
عَسَلحبيبي
мед
mel
meddrahoušek
honningskat
mielo
kallismesi
hunajahunajankeltainenkultamisu
med
mézédesem!
madu
elskanhunang
蜂蜜
벌꿀
mel
medusmedùsaukselisbitė darbininkėmedaus mėnuo
dārgumiņšmedusmīļumiņš
miere
medmiláčik
med
мед
honungälskling
uki
น้ำผึ้ง
медмід
mật ong
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
honey
n
→ Honig m
(inf: = dear) → Schätzchen nt; she is an absolute honey (= she’s gorgeous) → sie ist einfach süß (inf); my mum’s a real honey → meine Mutter ist ein (Gold)schatz (inf)
honey
:honeybee
n → (Honig)biene f
honeybunch
n (inf) → Schätzchen nt
honeycomb
vt usu pass → durchlöchern; the mountain was honeyed with caves → der Berg war von Höhlen durchsetzt
honeydew
n → Honigtau m
honeydew melon
n → Honigmelone f
honey eater
n (Orn) → Honigfresser m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
honey
(ˈhani) noun1. a sweet, thick fluid made by bees from the nectar of flowers. bread and honey.
2. (especially American) darling (used when speaking to someone one loves).
ˈhoneybee noun a bee in a hive, bred for producing honey.
ˈhoneycomb noun the mass formed by rows of wax cells in which bees store their honey.
ˈhoneymoon noun a holiday spent immediately after one's marriage. We went to London for our honeymoon; (also adjective) a honeymoon couple.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
honey
→ عَسَل med honning Honig μέλι miel hunaja miel med miele 蜂蜜 벌꿀 honing honning miód mel мед honung น้ำผึ้ง bal mật ong 蜂蜜Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
hon·ey
n. miel de abeja.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
honey
n miel f (de abeja)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.