honeyed
Americanadjective
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containing, consisting of, or resembling honey.
honeyed drinks.
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flattering or ingratiating.
honeyed words.
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pleasantly soft; dulcet or mellifluous.
honeyed tones.
adjective
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flattering or soothing
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made sweet or agreeable
honeyed words
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of, full of, or resembling honey
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of honeyed
First recorded in 1325–75, honeyed is from the Middle English word honyede. See honey, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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On a recent evening, from a seat at the restaurant’s fluted blonde-wood bar, I watched as a blaze of honeyed light poured through a wall of windows overlooking sloping vineyards and the Appalachian foothills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
She explained that she and her siblings would deliberately choose long bedtime stories to spend more time listening to their father read aloud, describing his voice as "honeyed".
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Creamy, with a sweetness that flirted between honeyed custard and the milk leftover at the end end of a bowl of Cheerio’s — decadent, strange and oddly comforting.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2025
“All of my dreams came true, the bigger the ocean, the deeper the blue / Call me a model, an actress, whatever,” she sings with her honeyed lilt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2024
Her cooks had prepared them a magnificent meal of honeyed lamb, fragrant with crushed mint and served with the small green figs she liked so much.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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