1. A sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
   "She drizzled wildflower honey over the Greek yogurt"
    
2. [informal] Someone who is loved (used as a term of endearment)
   "My honey, I've missed you so much";
   - beloved, dear, dearest, love, baby [informal], darling, deary [informal], dearie [Brit, informal], sweetheart, sweetie [informal], sugar [N. Amer, informal], duck [Brit, informal], hon [informal]
    
3. [informal] A very attractive or seductive looking woman
   "He couldn't take his eyes off the honey who had just walked into the room";
   - smasher [Brit, informal], stunner [informal], knockout [informal], beauty, ravisher, peach [informal], lulu [informal], looker [informal], mantrap [informal], dish [Brit, informal], patootie [US, informal], fox [informal], hottie [informal], hotty [informal], babe [informal]

1. Of something having the colour of honey
   "She wore a honey-coloured sweater"

1. Sweeten with honey
   "She honeyd her tea instead of using sugar"

Derived forms: honeying, honeyed, honeys

See also: chromatic

Type of: adult female, dulcify, dulcorate [archaic], edulcorate [archaic], lover, sweeten, sweetener, sweetening, woman

Part of: mead, oenomel

Encyclopedia: Honey, John