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honey

honey

∞ 1.0
A word you use to show love or affection to someone
  • noun
  • /ˈhʌni/
  • Informal
: cariño
  • Oh, come on, honey, don't say that.
  • honey, he said

And it's like, you got this, honey, good job.

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Examples

  • And it's like, you got this, honey, good job.

  • - She'd be so proud of you, honey.

  • But sing one song, honey, the way you like it.

    GQ
  • Thanks, honey, but it's not the same.

  • I heard his calm voice: "Come on, honey, you need to get up from there."

    Fiction book (1990)
  • A woman in a uniform came up and said: "Honey, are you in there?"

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Maddie, come here, honey, we got to go get pizza.

  • I got you, honey.

  • Thank you, honey.

  • Good job on your presentation, honey; I am so proud of you.

Synonyms

baby
vshoney
  • Informal
∞ 1.0

A word used to show love for a romantic partner

is the broad affectionate term for any loved person
sweetheart
vshoney
  • Informal
∞ 1.0

A person you love in a romantic way

is the general affectionate term not limited to romance
dear
vshoney
  • Informal
∞ 1.0

A person you love or like very much

is the common affectionate label for someone cherished
sweetie
vshoney
  • Informal
991 2.8

A person you love or care for very much

is the general affectionate term for a loved person
babe
vshoney
  • Informal
850 8.1

A name you call someone you love

is the common affectionate name without informal or sexual nuance
love
vshoney
  • Informal
646 1.0

A word people use to address someone they care about, like dear

is the simple affectionate term for a loved person
beloved
vshoney
62 3.4

A person who is very much loved

is a more general affectionate name without formal tone
dearest
vshoney
  • Informal
32 2.2

A person you love very much

is the standard affectionate term with normal intensity
sweet pea
vshoney
  • Baby Talk
25 3.0

A loving name adults use for a child or pet

is the broad affectionate word used for people in general
dearie
vshoney
  • Informal
21 8.1

A word used to show love or kindness to someone

is the broad affectionate noun for a loved person
hun
vshoney
  • Informal
16 8.9

A friendly word used to talk to someone you love or care about

is the general affectionate term rather than slang or nickname
deary
vshoney
  • UK
5 8.4

A person you love or care about, often called this name to show love

is the general affectionate name for a person you love
honeybun
vshoney
  • Informal
5 5.1

A name people use to show love for a partner, child, or pet

is the general affectionate label without specific target
honeybunch
vshoney
  • Informal
2 7.6

A loving name you use for someone you care about

is the common affectionate term without implying extreme depth
sweetling
vshoney
  • Archaic
1 8.1

A loving name for someone you care about

is the general affectionate word for someone loved or dear

Idioms

A humorous way to say you find a woman extremely attractive

9.9

Act very bravely and without backing down

Say nice words you do not mean to get something from someone

Compounds

3 1.4

A sweet sticky pastry like a spiral roll flavored with honey and cinnamon

A color that is yellowish brown like honey

2 2.5

A sweet spicy cake made with honey that people eat at holidays

honey badger
  • Indian
1 7.6

A strong, fierce mammal from Africa and southern Asia that hunts at night and breaks into beehives

1 7.9

An animal from tropical America that lives in trees and uses its long tail to hold branches while eating fruit

honey do list
  • Informal
1 8.6

A list of small jobs one partner asks the other to do at home

honey badger
  • Slang
1 8.2

A tough, brave person who keeps trying even in danger

1 8.6

A tall North American tree with long twisted seed pods and hard reddish-brown wood

honey hole
  • Informal
1 8.3

A place where many good things are found, often a favorite fishing spot

1 7.9

A thin hard sweet made with honey that breaks easily

Africanized honey bee
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A honey bee bred from African and European bees that is very aggressive and spreads across the Americas

honey eater
  • Australian
1 8.8

A bird that uses a long thin beak to drink nectar from flowers

honey guide
  • Indian
1 9.6

A small African and Asian bird that eats honey and wax from bees and leads people to bee nests

honey bucket
  • Informal
1 9.1

A portable toilet used outdoors when there is no plumbing

Having the sweet smell of honey

A form of honey in which part of the sugar has formed small crystals, making it thick or solid

A large hunting bird that eats young bees and small animals like mice and lizards

A honey-colored edible mushroom that grows near tree roots in late summer and autumn and must be cooked before eating

honey bell
  • South African
1 9.9

A small African shrub with long hanging stems and yellow flowers that smell sweet

1 6.5

An edible mushroom with honey-colored caps that grows at tree bases and must be cooked before eating

A plant that lives for many years with bright yellow flowers that attract bees and butterflies

9.3

A tropical American tree that bears small sweet juicy fruits with green skin

honey fungus
  • Specialized
7.0

A very large fungus made of connected underground parts that spreads and kills trees

honey gland
  • Specialized
7.7

A small part of a plant or animal that makes a sweet liquid to attract insects like bees

A thorny small tree with deep roots that makes sweet pods eaten by farm animals

A plant that makes sweet liquid bees use to make honey

honey-flower
  • Australian
9.1

An Australian shrub with groups of sweet flowers that attract bees and birds

To speak in a sweet, flattering way to hide real intentions

Dark sweet spread made by bees from sticky drops on leaves with a strong rich taste

A thing that is very sweet and makes you feel happy

A thorny small tree with deep roots that grows in dry areas and has sweet pods used as animal feed

How Affectionate

sweetheart
  • Informal
∞ 1.0
darling
  • Informal
∞ 1.0
honey
  • Informal
∞ 1.0
dear
  • Informal
∞ 1.0
friend
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

honey singular
honeys plural

Etymology

Honey used as a word for someone loved comes from comparing a person to sweet honey, much like calling someone 'sweetheart'. So when you call someone 'honey' you are saying they are sweet and dear to you.