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honey
(redirected from honeying)

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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.

[Middle English honi, from Old English hunig.]

honey
Noun
1. a sweet edible sticky substance made by bees from nectar
2. Chiefly US & Canad a term of affection
3. Informal, chiefly US & Canad something very good of its kind: a honey of a picture about American family life [Old English huneg]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.honeyhoney - 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
lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
Verb1.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] nmiel f;
(US) (col) → cariño: (to strangers) → guapo, linda

honey [ˈhʌnɪ] nmiel m;
(inf) (= darling); chéri(e)

honey [ˈhʌnɪ] nHonig m;
(US) (inf) → Schätzchen nt

honey [ˈhʌnɪ] nmiele m;
(US ) (col) → tesoro, amore m

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
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 사랑하는 사람, (호칭으로) 자기 mielasis, aukselis mīļumiņš; dārgumiņš (uzrunā) sayang lieverd, schat kjære, skatt, elskling kochanie querido dragă дорогой, милый miláčik srček dušo älskling ผู้เป็นที่รัก sevgili(m) 寶貝兒 сонечко دلبر، جان من em yêu; anh yêu
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 mehiläinen 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
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 蜜蜂窩,蜂房 медові стільники شہد کا چھتا tầng ong 蜜蜂,
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; jeunes mariés de 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


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