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honeyed

/ˈhʌnid/

honeyed adjective: sweetened, with, or as if with, honey. Also the simple past and past participle of honey.

Adjective

honeyed (comparative more honeyed, superlative most honeyed)

  1. Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.
    • There were no honeyed words from Dr. Beeching to mollify Scottish feeling on rail service closures during his one-day visit in May.1964 July, “News and Comment: Dr. B. beards Scots in their lair”, in Modern Railways, page 15
  2. Sugary, syrupy.
  3. Dulcet or mellifluous.

Also used as

honeyed is also the simple past and past participle of honey.

honeyed meaning in Arabic

honeyed in Arabic

containing honey
مَعْسُول maʕsūl

Forms of honeyed

comparativemore honeyed
superlativemost honeyed
alternative formhonied

Origin of honeyed

From Middle English honyed; equivalent to honey + -ed.

Words formed from honeyed

Phrases with honeyed

Questions about honeyed

What does honeyed mean?
Honeyed means sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.
What is honeyed in Arabic?
Honeyed in Arabic is مَعْسُول (maʕsūl). See Honeyed meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is honeyed?
Honeyed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce honeyed?
Honeyed is pronounced /ˈhʌnid/.

Words near honeyed in the dictionary

  1. honeydoll
  2. honeydolls
  3. Honeydon
  4. honeyeater
  5. honeyeaters
  6. honeyed
  7. honeyed around
  8. honeyed up
  9. honeyedly
  10. honeyedness
  11. honeyer

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