adj
Meaning 1
Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
honeyed
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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adj
Meaning 2
Sugary, syrupy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Dulcet or mellifluous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of honey
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
pleasing to the ear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the dulcet tones of the cello
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dulcet, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
with honey added
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: honied, syrupy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English honyed; equivalent to honey + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مَعْسُول (maʕsūl) — containing honey
- Catalan: melat — containing honey
- Esperanto: miela — containing honey
- French: miellé — containing honey
- Greek: μελένιος (melénios) — containing honey
- Italian: melato — containing honey
- Italian: mieloso — containing honey
- Latin: mellītus — containing honey
- Macedonian: сла́док (sládok) — containing honey
- Polish: posłodzony miodem — containing honey
- Turkish: ballı — containing honey
- Catalan: melós — sugary
- German: honigsüß — sugary
- Greek: μελένιος (melénios) — sugary
- Italian: melato — sugary
- Macedonian: сла́док (sládok) — sugary
- Macedonian: ше́ќерен (šéḱeren) — sugary
- Polish: słodki — sugary