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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HON'EYED, a. Covered with honey.
1. Sweet; as honeyed words.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: with honey added [syn: honeyed, honied, syrupy]
2: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: dulcet, honeyed, mellifluous, mellisonant, sweet]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. made with or having honey b. resembling honey 2. pleasingly sweet <her honeyed voice>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (also honied) 1 of or containing honey. 2 sweet.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Honey Hon"ey, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Honeyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Honeying.] To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn. ``Honeying and making love.'' --Shak. Rough to common men, But honey at the whisper of a lord. --Tennyson.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Honeyed Hon"eyed, a. 1. Covered with honey. 2. Sweet, as, honeyed words. --Milton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. You can describe someone's voice or words as honeyed when they are very pleasant to listen to, especially if you want to suggest that they are insincere. His gentle manner and honeyed tones reassured Andrew... ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. You can describe something as honeyed when it tastes or smells of honey, or is the pale yellowish colour of honey. (LITERARY) I could smell the honeyed ripeness of melons and peaches. ...a warm, honeyed light. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Sweet.

Moby Thesaurus

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