honey–sweet
adjective
Definition of honey–sweet
: sweet with or as if with honey honey-sweet blossoms honey-sweet voice
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Origin and Etymology of honey–sweet
Middle English hony sweete, from Old English hunigswēte, from hunig honey + swēte sweet
First Known Use: before 12th century
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