honeyed

H4O1N1E1Y4E1D2
/ˈhʌnid/

adjective

Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.

Similar
honiedsyrupysugarydulcetmellifluousmellisonantsweetmelodious
OriginMiddle English honyed →
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Meanings

adjectivehoneyed (comparative more honeyed, superlative most honeyed)

comparative more honeyed · superlative most honeyed · alternative honied

  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.
verb

alternative honied

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of honey

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewith honey added

Similar
honiedsyrupysugary

adjectivepleasing to the ear

Similar
dulcetmellifluousmellisonantsweetmelodiousmelodicmusical
Also see
cacophonousdulcethoneysomeingratiatingmellifluousmellisonantmelodicmelodiousmusicalroughscabroussugarysweetsyrupy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhonyed
  2. Englishhoneyed

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

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Translations

Arabic مَعْسُول
  • مَعْسُول (maʕsūl)containing honey
Catalan melat, melós
  • melatcontaining honey
  • melóssugary
Esperanto miela
  • mielacontaining honey
French miellé
  • miellécontaining honey
German honigsüß
  • honigsüßsugary
Greek μελένιος, μελένιος
  • μελένιος (melénios)containing honey
  • μελένιος (melénios)sugary
Italian melato, mieloso
  • melatocontaining honey
  • mielosocontaining honey
  • melatosugary
Latin mellītus
  • mellītuscontaining honey
Polish posłodzony miodem, słodki
  • posłodzony miodemcontaining honey
  • słodkisugary
Turkish ballı
  • ballıcontaining honey
Cite this entry
APA

honeyed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeyed

MLA

“honeyed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeyed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honeyed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeyed.

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