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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Honey
     (1.) Heb. ya'ar, occurs only 1 Sam. 14:25, 27, 29; Cant. 5:1,
     where it denotes the honey of bees. Properly the word signifies
     a forest or copse, and refers to honey found in woods.
     
       (2.) Nopheth, honey that drops (Ps. 19:10; Prov. 5:3; Cant.
     4:11).
     
       (3.) Debash denotes bee-honey (Judg. 14:8); but also
     frequently a vegetable honey distilled from trees (Gen. 43:11;
     Ezek. 27:17). In these passages it may probably mean "dibs," or
     syrup of grapes, i.e., the juice of ripe grapes boiled down to
     one-third of its bulk.
     
       (4.) Tsuph, the cells of the honey-comb full of honey (Prov.
     16:24; Ps. 19:10).
     
       (5.) "Wild honey" (Matt. 3:4) may have been the vegetable
     honey distilled from trees, but rather was honey stored by bees
     in rocks or in trees (Deut. 32:13; Ps. 81:16; 1 Sam. 14:25-29).
     
       Canaan was a "land flowing with milk and honey" (Ex. 3:8).
     Milk and honey were among the chief dainties in the earlier
     ages, as they are now among the Bedawin; and butter and honey
     are also mentioned among articles of food (Isa. 7:15). The
     ancients used honey instead of sugar (Ps. 119:103; Prov. 24:13);
     but when taken in great quantities it caused nausea, a fact
     referred to in Prov. 25:16, 17 to inculcate moderation in
     pleasures. Honey and milk also are put for sweet discourse
     (Cant. 4:11).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Honey \Hon"ey\ (h[u^]n"[y^]), n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig;
     akin to OS. honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel.
     hunang, Sw. h[*a]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. ko`nis dust,
     Skr. ka[.n]a grain.]
     1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from
        flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the
        honeycomb.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The honey of his language.            --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of
           compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or
           honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Honey ant (Zo["o]l.), a small ant ({Myrmecocystus
        melliger), found in the Southwestern United States, and
        in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are
        larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which
        serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey,
        their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a
        currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the
        honey and feed the rest.
  
     Honey badger (Zo["o]l.), the ratel.
  
     Honey bear. (Zo["o]l.) See Kinkajou.
  
     Honey buzzard (Zo["o]l.), a bird related to the kites, of
        the genus Pernis. The European species is Pernis
        apivorus; the Indian or crested honey buzzard is Pernis
        ptilorhyncha. They feed upon honey and the larv[ae] of
        bees. Called also bee hawk, bee kite.
  
     Honey guide (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of small
        birds of the family Indicatorid[ae], inhabiting Africa
        and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading
        persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also
        honeybird, and indicator.
  
     Honey harvest, the gathering of honey from hives, or the
        honey which is gathered. --Dryden.
  
     Honey kite. (Zo["o]l.) See Honey buzzard (above).
  
     Honey locust (Bot.), a North American tree ({Gleditschia
        triacanthos), armed with thorns, and having long pods
        with a sweet pulp between the seeds.
  
     Honey month. Same as Honeymoon.
  
     Honey weasel (Zo["o]l.), the ratel.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Rough to common men,
           But honey at the whisper of a lord.      --Tennyson.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Honey \Hon"ey\, v. t.
     To make agreeable; to cover or sweeten with, or as with,
     honey.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Canst thou not honey me with fluent speech? --Marston.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Honey \Hon"ey\, v. t.
     To make agreeable; to cover or sweeten with, or as with,
     honey.
  
           Canst thou not honey me with fluent speech? --Marston.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Honey \Hon"ey\, n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS.
     honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw.
     h[*a]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. ? dust, Skr. kaa grain.]
     1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from
        flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the
        honeycomb.
  
     2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey.
  
              The honey of his language.            --Shak.
  
     3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer.
  
              Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak.
  
     Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of
           compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or
           honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust.
  
     Honey ant (Zo["o]l.), a small ant ({Myrmecocystus
        melliger), found in the Southwestern United States, and
        in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are
        larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which
        serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey,
        their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a
        currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the
        honey and feed the rest.
  
     Honey badger (Zo["o]l.), the ratel.
  
     Honey bear. (Zo["o]l.) See Kinkajou.
  
     Honey buzzard (Zo["o]l.), a bird related to the kites, of
        the genus Pernis. The European species is P. apivorus;
        the Indian or crested honey buzzard is P. ptilorhyncha.
        They feed upon honey and the larv[ae] of bees. Called also
        bee hawk, bee kite.
  
     Honey creeper (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of small,
        bright, colored, passerine birds of the family
        C[oe]rebid[ae], abundant in Central and South America.
        
  
     Honey easter (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of small
        passerine birds of the family Meliphagid[ae], abundant
        in Australia and Oceania; -- called also honeysucker.
  
     Honey flower (Bot.), an evergreen shrub of the genus
        Melianthus, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The
        flowers yield much honey.
  
     Honey guide (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of small
        birds of the family Indicatorid[ae], inhabiting Africa
        and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading
        persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also
        honeybird, and indicator.
  
     Honey harvest, the gathering of honey from hives, or the
        honey which is gathered. --Dryden.
  
     Honey kite. (Zo["o]l.) See Honey buzzard (above).
  
     Honey locust (Bot.), a North American tree ({Gleditschia
        triacanthos), armed with thorns, and having long pods
        with a sweet pulp between the seeds.
  
     Honey month. Same as Honeymoon.
  
     Honey weasel (Zo["o]l.), the ratel.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  honey
       adj : having the color of honey
       n 1: a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
       2: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment [syn: beloved,
           dear, dearest, loved one, love]
       v : sweeten with honey
       [also: honied]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  honey
     a.
     1 involve or resemble #Noun.
     2 Of a pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like most types of
  #Noun.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant
  nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
     2 (lb en countable) A variety of this substance.
     3 (lb en rare) nectar.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
     5 (n-g: A term of affection.)
     6 (lb en countable informal) A woman, ''especially'' an attractive
  one.
     7 A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of
  most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To sweeten; to make agreeable.
     2 (lb en transitive) To add #Noun to.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk
  fondly; to use endearments.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To be or become obsequiously courteous or
  complimentary; to fawn.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Honey
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  honey
     a.
     1 involve or resemble #Noun.
     2 Of a pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like most types of
  #Noun.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant
  nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
     2 (lb en countable) A variety of this substance.
     3 (lb en rare) nectar.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
     5 (n-g: A term of affection.)
     6 (lb en countable informal) A woman, ''especially'' an attractive
  one.
     7 A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of
  most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To sweeten; to make agreeable.
     2 (lb en transitive) To add #Noun to.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk
  fondly; to use endearments.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To be or become obsequiously courteous or
  complimentary; to fawn.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Honey
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  honey
     a.
     1 involve or resemble #Noun.
     2 Of a pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like most types of
  #Noun.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant
  nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
     2 (lb en countable) A variety of this substance.
     3 (lb en rare) nectar.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
     5 (n-g: A term of affection.)
     6 (lb en countable informal) A woman, ''especially'' an attractive
  one.
     7 A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of
  most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To sweeten; to make agreeable.
     2 (lb en transitive) To add #Noun to.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk
  fondly; to use endearments.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To be or become obsequiously courteous or
  complimentary; to fawn.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Honey
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  honey
     a.
     1 involve or resemble #Noun.
     2 Of a pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like most types of
  #Noun.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable) A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant
  nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
     2 (lb en countable) A variety of this substance.
     3 (lb en rare) nectar.
     4 (lb en figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
     5 (n-g: A term of affection.)
     6 (lb en countable informal) A woman, ''especially'' an attractive
  one.
     7 A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of
  most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To sweeten; to make agreeable.
     2 (lb en transitive) To add #Noun to.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk
  fondly; to use endearments.
     4 (lb en intransitive) To be or become obsequiously courteous or
  complimentary; to fawn.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Honey
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  honey
     Englanti a.
     hunajainen
     Englanti n.
     1 hunaja; mesi
     2 (''kuvaannollinen'') imelyys, makeus
     3 (''arkikieltä'') kullanmuru, rakas, kulta
     Englanti vb.
     makeuttaa hunajalla

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  honey
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg kat=mat språk=en) honung
     2 älskling, kära du
     3 snygging, kalaspingla

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  honey /hˈʌni/
  heuning

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Honey /hˈʌni/
  العسل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  honey //ˈhʌni// 
  меден
  involving or resembling honey

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  honey //ˈhʌni// 
  1. мед
  sweet substance produced by bees
  2. мила
  term of affection