HONEY (honied)
Dictionary entry overview: What does honey mean?
• HONEY (noun)
The noun HONEY has 2 senses:
1. a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
2. a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Familiarity information: HONEY used as a noun is rare.
• HONEY (adjective)
The adjective HONEY has 1 sense:
1. of something having the color of honey
Familiarity information: HONEY used as an adjective is very rare.
• HONEY (verb)
The verb HONEY has 1 sense:
1. sweeten with honey
Familiarity information: HONEY used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HONEY (noun)
Meaning:
A sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("honey" is a kind of...):
sweetener; sweetening (something added to foods to make them taste sweeter)
Holonyms ("honey" is a substance of...):
mead (made of fermented honey and water)
oenomel (wine mixed with honey)
Meaning:
A beloved person; used as terms of endearment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
beloved; dear; dearest; loved one; honey; love
Hypernyms ("honey" is a kind of...):
lover (a person who loves or is loved)
• HONEY (adjective)
Meaning:
Of something having the color of honey
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
• HONEY (verb)
Meaning:
Sweeten with honey
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "honey" is one way to...):
dulcify; dulcorate; edulcorate; sweeten (make sweeter in taste)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
