honeyed

American  

[huhn-eed] / ˈhʌn id /

Or honied

adjective

1. containing, consisting of, or resembling honey.

   honeyed drinks.

2. flattering or ingratiating.

   honeyed words.

3. pleasantly soft; dulcet or mellifluous.

   honeyed tones.

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honeyed British  

/ ˈhʌnɪd /

adjective

1. flattering or soothing

2. made sweet or agreeable

   honeyed words

3. of, full of, or resembling honey

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Other Word Forms

• honeyedly
  adverb
• honeyedness
  noun
• unhoneyed
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of honeyed

First recorded in 1325–75, honeyed is from the Middle English word honyede. See honey, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Honeyed roasted squash spooned over thick yogurt with a drizzle of maple syrup.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

Honeyed pastries, melons and other offerings spread out amid the mosaic-clad pillars of a cavernous dining room in the El-Djazair hotel.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2021

A. M. Klein, the first of the Montreal Jewish poets, wrote, “How rich, how plumped with blessing is that dome! / The gourd of Brother André! His sweet days / rounded! Fulfilled! Honeyed to honeycomb!”

From The New Yorker • Feb. 28, 2015

Honeyed prose is unlikely to be unfurled four years from now if the Ryder Cup tees off in Scotland a week short of November.

From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2010

Amid the companies of honey-maids Is honey-honey-dalliance: Honeyed are the blissful instruments of music, Honeyed hands are beating honey-measures.

From Vidy?pati: Bang?ya pad?bali; songs of the love of R?dh? and Krishna by Vidy?pati Th?kura