honey

hon·ey  (hn)

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.

3. Sweetness; pleasantness.

4. Sugary or ingratiating words; flattery.

5. Informal Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.

6. Informal Something remarkably fine: a honey of a car.

tr.v. hon·eyed or hon·ied (hnd), hon·ey·ing, hon·eys

1. To sweeten with or as if with honey.

2. To cajole with sweet talk.

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[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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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, honied

1. (tr) to sweeten with or as if with honey

2. (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]

honey-like  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	honey - a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees sweetener, 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 endearment beloved, dear, dearest, love lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
Verb	1.	honey - sweeten with honey dulcify, dulcorate, edulcorate, sweeten - make sweeter in taste
Adj.	1.	honey - of something having the color of honey chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

honey [ˈhʌnɪ]

A. N

1. (from bees) → miel f

2. (US) (= form of address) → cariño m
hi, honey! → ¡hola, cariño!
is everything ok, honey? → ¿todo bien, cariño or mi vida?
she's a honey → es un encanto

B. CPD honey blonde N → rubia f miel
see also honey-blonde

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honey [ˈhʌni] n

(= food) → miel m honey-coloured

(= darling) → chéri(e)

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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)

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honey:

honeybee

n → (Honig)biene f

honeybunch

n (inf) → Schätzchen nt

honeycomb

n → (Bienen)wabe f; (filled with honey also) → Honigwabe f

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

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honey [ˈhʌnɪ] n → miele m (Am) (fam) → tesoro, amore m

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honey [ˈhʌnɪ] n → miele m (Am) (fam) → tesoro, amore m

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honey

n honey [ˈhani]

1 a sweet, thick fluid made by bees from the nectar of flowers bread and honey. heuning عَسَل мед med honning der Honig μέλι miel mesi عسل hunaja miel דְבַש शहद amed méz madu hunang miele 蜂みつ 벌꿀 medus medus madu honing honning miód mel miere мёд med med med honung น้ำผึ้ง bal 蜂蜜 мед شہد mật ong; mật 蜜

2 (especially American) darling (used when speaking to someone one loves). liefling, skat حبيبي скъпи drahoušek skat der/die Süße γλύκα μου querido, cariño kallis عزيزم kulta chéri/-ie מוֹתֶק प्रिय dragi, draga, mili, mila édesem! sayang elskan caro, tesoro 可愛いい人 여보, 자기 mielasis, aukselis mīļumiņš; dārgumiņš (uzrunā) sayang lieverd, schat kjære, skatt, elskling kochanie querido dragă дорогой, милый miláčik srček dušo älskling ผู้เป็นที่รัก sevgili(m) (尤在美國)蜜糖(對愛人的暱稱) сонечко دلبر، جان من em yêu; anh yêu 宝贝儿

n honeybee

a bee in a hive, bred for producing honey. heuningby نَحْلة الخَلِيَّه медоносна пчела včela honningbi die Honigbiene μέλισσα abeja mesilane زنبور عسل kesymehiläinen abeille דְבוֹרָת הַדבַש मधुमक्खी (pitoma) pcela mézelő méh lebah madu hunangsfluga ape みつ蜂 꿀벌 bitė darbininkė medus bite lebah madu honingbij honningbie pszczoła miodonośna abelha albină пчела медоносная včela čebela delavka pčela radilica bi ผึ้ง bal arısı 蜜蜂 робоча бджола شہد کی مکھی ong mật 蜜蜂

n honeycomb

the mass formed by rows of wax cells in which bees store their honey. heuningkoek قُرْص عَسَل медена пита plástev medu bikage die Honigwabe κηρήθρα panal meekärg شانه عسل hunajakenno rayon de miel חַלַת דְבַש छत्ता sace lép sarang lebah vaxkaka favo みつ蜂の巣 벌집 korys medus kāre sarang lebah madu honingraat bi-/vokskake plaster miodu favo fa­gure медовые соты plást medu satovje saće vaxkaka รังผึ้ง bal peteği 蜂巢, 蜂房 медові стільники شہد کا چھتا tầng ong 蜜蜂窝,蜂房

n honeymoon

a holiday spent immediately after one's marriage We went to London for our honeymoon; (also adjective ) a honeymoon couple. wittebrood شَهْر عَسَل меден месец líbánky; svatební cesta; novomanželský bryllupsrejse; hvedebrødsdage die Flitterwochen μήνας του μέλιτος luna de miel mesinädalad ماه عسل kuherruskuukausi lune de miel; de jeunes mariés יֶרַח דְבַש सुहागरात medeni mjesec, bracno putovanje; bracni nászút bulan madu brúðkaupsferð luna di miele 新婚旅行 신혼 여행 medaus mėnuo medus mēnesis; medus mēneša- bulan madu huwelijksreis bryllupsreise, hvetebrødsdager podróż poślubna lua de mel (în) luna de miere медовый месяц svadobná cesta; novomanželský medeni tedni medeni mesec smekmånad การไปดื่มน้ำผึ้งพระจันทร์ balayı 蜜月 медовий місяць نۓ شادی شدہ جوڑے کے ابتدائی تفریحی دن tuần trăng mật 蜜月

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honey → عسل med honning Honig μέλι miel hunaja miel med miele 蜂蜜 벌꿀 honing honning miód mel мед honung น้ำผึ้ง bal mật ong 蜂蜜