Meaning

8 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.

    The honey in the pot should last for years.

    Honig

    мёдmjod

    медmed, мідmid

    a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees

  2. (countable, usually)A variety of this substance.

  3. (rare, uncountable, usually)Nectar.

  4. (figuratively, uncountable, usually)Something sweet or desirable.

  5. (uncountable, usually)A term of affection.

    Honey, would you take out the trash?

    Honey, I'm home.

    ду́шенькаdúšenʹka, голу́бушкаgolúbuška, ми́лаяmílaja

  6. (countable, informal, usually)A woman, especially an attractive one.

    Man, there are some fine honeys here tonight!

  7. (uncountable, usually)A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow color, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.

    медо́выйmedóvyj

  8. (uncountable, usually, vulgar)Precum; pre-ejaculate.

Examples

449 sentences
  1. Tom sometimes puts honey in his tea.

    Том іноді додає мед до чаю. — deniko

  2. Yesterday, I put honey in my tea.

    Вчора я поклав мед у чай. — oromashka

    ruВчера я положила в чай меду. — User55521

    deGestern habe ich Honig in meinen Tee gemacht. — Yorwba

  3. What's the matter, honey?

    У чому справа, кохана? — deniko

    ruВ чём дело, солнышко? — marafon

  4. How much honey is left?

    Скільки лишилося меду? — deniko

    ruСколько мёда осталось? — marafon

  5. Honey, are you here?

    Люба, ти тут? — deniko

    ruТы здесь, милая? — sharptoothed

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
sweet substance produced by bees:
Русский
By meaning 3
sweet substance produced by bees:
term of affection — see also darling:
color:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
sweet substance produced by bees:

Origin

From Middle English hony, honi, from Old English huniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hunag, f

From Middle English hony, honi, from Old English huniġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą (compare Saterland Frisian Hunich, West Frisian hunich, German Low German Honnig, German Honig), from earlier *hunangą (compare North Frisian honning, hönning, West Frisian huning, Dutch honing, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk honning, Swedish honung, Faroese hunangur, Icelandic hunang), from Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂onk-o-s, from *kn̥h₂ónks.

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Forms

plural: honeys
Singularhoney
Pluralhoneys

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
term of affection:darlingB2
sweet fluid from bees:mel
Close in meaning

Word family

111 related words

Collocations

6 patterns
  • put honey in
  • how much honey
  • put honey
  • much honey
  • some honey
  • like honey

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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