honey

¹hon·ey

noun \ˈhə-nē\

plural honeys

Definition of HONEY

1

a : a sweet viscid material elaborated out of the nectar of flowers in the honey sac of various bees b : a sweet fluid resembling honey that is collected or elaborated by various insects

2

a : a loved one : sweetheart, dear b : a superlative example

3

: the quality or state of being sweet : sweetness

4

: an attractive woman

Examples of HONEY

1. She likes honey in her tea.
2. Your car is a real honey.

Origin of HONEY

Middle English hony, from Old English hunig; akin to Old High German honag honey, and probably to Sanskrit kāñcana gold, Latin canicae bran

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to HONEY

Synonyms: babe [slang], beauty queen, cookie (or cooky), cutie (or cutey), dolly bird [British], enchantress, eyeful, fox, goddess, beauty, knockout, queen, stunner

Related Words: belle, charmer, peach; bathing beauty, cover girl, pinup girl; bimbette [slang], bunny, houri, sex kitten, sexpot, sex symbol; cutie-pie, dish, doll, dreamboat [slang], hottie, looker, pretty; coquette, femme fatale, siren, temptress, vamp

Near Antonyms: bag, dog, frump; crone, hag, horror, witch; gorgon, monster

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Other Insect Terms

drone, entomology, gadfly, pismire, proboscis, vespine

Rhymes with HONEY

bunny, funny, money, punny, runny, sonny, sunny, tunny