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honeysuckle

honeysuckle

1 4.6
A bright pink-red color that is used in fashion and design
  • noun
  • /ˈhʌniˌsʌkəl/
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  • The vivid pink color known as honeysuckle is a popular choice for fashion designers this season.
  • honeysuckle rose
  • honeysuckle lane

Examples

  • So vanilla of all things, honeysuckle, Jasmine have been found in scientific studies to trigger happiness.

  • This is Honeysuckle dream from Skyler beauty.

  • And then we've got a sensation honeysuckle right here.

  • Like, I'm going to try honeysuckle on this side of the cheek.

  • I use a carefully crafted cologne with undertones of honeysuckle, lavender, chocolate, and vanilla.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Her smell—honeysuckle perfume and cigarettes—cut through the dark like a beam of light.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Bette's blond, a honeysuckle blond, her slow eyes the color of honey, her hair a buttery mix of yellows, browns, and golds that were pulled back from her face but too short to stay back.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Many brands released collections featuring the honeysuckle shade in their spring designs.

  • The walls of the boutique were painted in a vibrant honeysuckle hue, attracting customers from afar.

Synonyms

pink
vshoneysuckle
43 1.0

A light red color like the shade of many flowers

is a much brighter, more saturated redder tone used in design
cottage pink
vshoneysuckle
5.5

A pale warm pink colour for walls or clothes

is much more vivid and leans toward red rather than pale tones
pink lemonade
vshoneysuckle
3.2

A pale pink colour often used for paint, clothes, and makeup

is a vivid, stronger shade rather than a pale sweet tone

Compounds

A climbing evergreen plant with red or orange tube-shaped flowers that attract hummingbirds

A bushy shrub with clusters of yellow or greenish flowers that attract butterflies

A climbing evergreen vine with coral-red tubular flowers often grown in gardens

7.9

A North American bush with pale yellow flowers and berries eaten by birds

8.3

A small Australian tree with soft leaves and spikes of yellow flowers full of nectar

A small shrub with pairs of yellowish-white flowers and bright red berries often grown in gardens

A climbing shrub that has sweet-smelling white and yellow flowers and red fruit

A North American bush that loses its leaves in winter and has upright stems and pale yellow flowers

A plant with sweet smelling flowers that people grow for bees and to improve soil

Morrow's honeysuckle
  • Specialized
9.9

A small bush with white flowers in pairs that turn yellow as they age

hairy honeysuckle
  • Specialized
8.3

A climbing shrub with hairy leaves and yellow-orange fragrant flowers

Hall's honeysuckle
  • Specialized
7.3

A fast-growing climbing plant with sweet-smelling white flowers that often covers fences and spreads quickly

A shrub with drooping purple flower spikes and small berries from the Himalayas

honeysuckle family
  • Specialized
6.8

A group of shrubs, small trees, and woody vines that includes honeysuckle and similar plants

A climbing shrub with sweet-smelling white and yellow flowers that attract bees and butterflies

A climbing plant from the Caribbean that has bright yellow fruit you can eat

A climbing plant with sweet-smelling white flowers that turn yellow and spread quickly

8.6

A thin New Zealand tree with long red flowers and wood used for furniture

A shrub that grows in wet ground and has small white or pink flowers

swamp fly honeysuckle
  • Specialized
8.8

A bush that grows in wet swamp areas and has small berries

A garden shrub with groups of pink flowers that people plant to attract birds

A climbing bush with white flowers that smell sweet

A climbing bush with sweet-smelling yellow flowers often grown in gardens

How Pink

magenta
  • Specialized
12 3.9
fuchsia
11 6.4
honeysuckle
1 4.6
pink
43 1.0
pink-tinged
1 3.5

Surface Forms

honeysuckle singular
honeysuckles plural

Morphology

honeysuckle = honey + suckle (semi-transparent) = honey + suckle

The color name is a metaphorical extension from the flower (honeysuckle), so while the compound is identifiable, the color sense depends on knowledge of the plant.

Etymology

Honeysuckle as a color name comes from the bright pink-red flowers of the honeysuckle plant. So calling a shade honeysuckle means it looks like those vivid, sweet-smelling blooms.