honeyed

adjective

hon·​eyed ˈhə-nēd How to pronounce honeyed (audio)
1
a
: made with or having honey
b
: resembling honey
2
: pleasingly sweet
her honeyed voice

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Following a fierce battle against throat cancer in 2014 that required two tracheotomies that robbed him of his signature honeyed voice, actor Val Kilmer died on Tuesday (April 1) at age 65. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2025 His formidable wife, Claudine, a honeyed matriarch with a law degree, is tough enough to shape it to her own ends as needed. Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025 Water brings tropical fruits back to the finish and the honeyed sweetness is amplified. Chris Perugini, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 The vegan fragrance opens with notes of jammy fig before winding through earthy vetiver and honeyed jasmine sambac. Jenny Berg, Allure, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for honeyed

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of honeyed was in the 14th century

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“Honeyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honeyed. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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