Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Hon·ey

   /ˈhənē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a sticky yellowish-brown fluid made by bees and other insects from nectar collected from flowers, eaten as a sweet food: "the bees will likely only be able to make enough honey to sustain the hive"
   • ▪ a yellowish-brown or golden color: "honey is one of those tones that is universally flattering"
   • 2. an excellent example of something: informal "it's one honey of an adaptation"
   • ▪ darling; sweetheart (usually as a form of address): "hi, honey!"

   Word Origin Old Englishhunig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch honig and German Honig.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • E

     1

   • Y

     4

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less