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honey-colored

honey-colored

2 2.8
A color that is yellowish brown like honey
  • adjective
  • /ˈhʌniˌkʌlərd/
translation icon : color miel
  • The girl had striking, honey-colored hair that shimmered in the sunlight.
  • honey-colored hair
  • honey-colored skin
  • honey-colored eyes

Examples

  • There she was, model perfect, movie-star elegant, in a honey-colored, suede-trimmed pantsuit that matched her hair.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Her honey-colored hair was still short and curly, but most of her freckles were gone.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Deep honey coloured eyes that seem to look right through you.

  • The girl who died had thick honey-colored hair that she used to let hang naturally.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The floor of the balcony was made of square, honey-colored tiles.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • And it's got that nice, honey-colored hue as well.

  • From a beautiful woman with honey-colored hair and long eyelashes.

  • We chose a honey-colored Toyota pickup truck with a white cab.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The facade is mellow; honey-colored stone is impressive, to say the least.

    Blog text (31)
  • The chocolate-box villages are awash with honey-colored limestone cottages.

    Blog text (20)

Synonyms

golden
vshoney-colored
118 1.0

Having a warm yellow color like gold

is less metallic and more softly amber in tone
golden-brown
vshoney-colored
13 3.2

A warm brown color that has a golden shine

is lighter and more yellow than this richer brown shade
gold-colored
vshoney-colored
  • US
1 2.4

To have a shiny yellow color like gold

is softer, lacking bright metallic shine and more brownish
caramel
vshoney-colored
1 2.4

A warm light brown color like cooked sugar

is lighter and less browned, closer to a light amber tone
buff-colored
vshoney-colored
1 5.7

A pale yellow-brown color like light leather

is richer and warmer, like a light amber tint
yellow-brown
vshoney-colored
1 2.0

A brownish yellow color like dry autumn leaves

is paler and warmer than this medium tone
golden-yellow
vshoney-colored
1 3.3

A warm yellow color like gold

is browner and less purely yellow than this vivid tone
gilded
vshoney-colored
1 5.7

Has a deep warm gold color

is less metallic and lighter, with a more natural warmth
honey
vshoney-colored
3.0

A light golden brown color like the sweet liquid bees make

is the adjective form describing that same color
caramel brown
vshoney-colored
2.8

A medium yellow-brown color like caramel

is lighter and less dark, tending toward light amber
brownish-yellow
vshoney-colored
3.2

A color between brown and yellow

is lighter and more yellow than this darker brown leaning mix
yellowish brown
vshoney-colored
2.8

A medium to dark brown with a little yellow in it

is lighter and warmer than this darker brown tint

How Golden

golden
118 1.0
amber
13 3.2
honey-colored
2 2.8
pale yellow
4 1.0

Surface Forms

honey-colored positive

Morphology

honey-colored = honey + colored (transparent) = honey + color + ed

A straightforward compound of 'honey' and 'colored' (with standard adjectival -ed on 'color'), meaning 'having the color of honey'.

Etymology

The word honey-colored comes from the familiar word honey, the sweet golden liquid made by bees. So it simply means 'the color of honey', a warm yellow-brown you might see in wood, hair, or sunlight.