honeyed

adjective hon·eyed \ ˈhə-nēd \

Updated on: 14 Apr 2018

Definition of honeyed

1 a : made with or having honey

b : resembling honey

2 : pleasingly sweet

her honeyed voice

Recent Examples of honeyed from the Web

Singer Majoko’s honeyed tones and once-over-lightly interpretation suggested a young artist still struggling to get to the core of one of the most incendiary of such indictments in the repertoire.

— howard reich, chicagotribune.com, "'Songs of Freedom' digs into bracing music of the 1960s," 7 Apr. 2018
Whether alone, or with female R&B singers Ashanti, Christina Milian, and Charli Baltimore, Rule was the perfect blend on honeyed melody and hard-core street smarts.

— Philly.com, "Jerry Seinfeld, Free Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and other great happenings in Philadelphia," 4 Apr. 2018
Thimes’ nice-and-easy swing rhythm, emphasis on blue-note shadings and honeyed midregister encouraged listeners to bask in the warmth of this music.

— howard reich, chicagotribune.com, "The bold art of Denise Thimes surges at Winter's Jazz Club," 17 Mar. 2018
The taste of saffron is complex; descriptions run the gamut from slightly bitter to semi-sweet and honeyed.

— amy dewall dadmun, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Light lamb stew tides us over until spring," 15 Mar. 2018
Done correctly, a sliced hoshigaki should reveal a gelatinous, firm-yet-yielding cross-section with a concentrated, honeyed flavor and notes of cinnamon and gingerbread.

— sarah jampel, Bon Appetit, "Why I’m Hand-Massaging Persimmons Every Day (& Loving It)," 7 Mar. 2018
The species is prized for its clear, sweet, honeyed scent.

— lauren collins, The New Yorker, "How many roses go into a bottle of Chanel No. 5?," 12 Mar. 2018
Her honeyed voice together with the sounds of Los Macorinos are an exceptional fusion that praises her Mexican roots and the original versions of these artists.

— billboard staff, Billboard, "Who Will Win Grammy Latin Categories? Billboard Editors Debate," 28 Jan. 2018
Kurtz, who has sometimes sided with Trump in his Fox News show Media Buzz in criticizing the media, wrote a book that is reportedly a more honeyed portrayal of the White House staff than Wolff’s bombshell, according to The Washington Post.

— sarah gray, Fortune, "Yet Another Tell-All About Trump's White House Reveals Insider Secrets," 22 Jan. 2018

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