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honey
English
Alternative forms
- hunny
Etymology
From Middle English hony, honi, from Old English huni?, from Proto-West Germanic *hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunag? (compare West Frisian hunich, German Honig), from earlier *hunang? (compare Swedish honung), from Proto-Indo-European *kn?h?onk-o-s, from *kn?h?ónks. Cognate with Middle Welsh canecon (“gold”), Latin canicae pl (“bran”), Tocharian B kronk?e (“bee”), Albanian qengjë (“beehive”), Ancient Greek ?????? (knêkos, “safflower”), Northern Kurdish ?an (“beehive”), Northern Luri ????? (gonj, “Bee”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?h?ni/
- Rhymes: -?ni
- Hyphenation: hon?ey
Noun
honey (usually uncountable, plural honeys)
- (uncountable) A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
- (countable) A variety of this substance.
- (rare) Nectar.
- (figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
- 1595, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Scene 3, lines 91–93:
- O my love, my wife! / Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath / Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
- 1595, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 5, Scene 3, lines 91–93:
- A term of affection.
- (countable, informal) A woman, especially an attractive one.
- A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of (the sweet substance) honey.
Synonyms
- (sweet fluid from bees): mel
- (term of affection): darling, sweetie, see also Thesaurus:sweetheart
Hypernyms
- food
Hyponyms
Descendants
- Sranan Tongo: oni
Translations
Adjective
honey (not comparable)
- Involving or resembling honey.
- 1599 William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 1, scene 2:
- So work the honey-bees, / Creatures that by a rule in nature teach / The act of order to a peopled kingdom.
- 1599 William Shakespeare, Henry V, act 1, scene 2:
- Of a pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like most types of honey.
Translations
Verb
honey (third-person singular simple present honeys, present participle honeying, simple past and past participle honeyed)
- (transitive) To sweeten; to make agreeable.
- (intransitive) To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.
- (intransitive) To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn.
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
- Appendix:Colors
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golden
English
Alternative forms
- goulden (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /????l.d?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /??o?l.d?n/, [???l.d?n]
- Rhymes: -??ld?n
- Hyphenation: gol?den
Etymology 1
From Middle English golden, a restored form (due to the noun gold) of earlier Middle English gulden, gylden, gilden (“golden”), from Old English gylden (“golden”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþ?naz (“golden, made of gold”), equivalent to gold +? -en. Cognate with Dutch gouden, gulden (“golden”), German gülden, golden (“golden”), Danish gylden (“golden”). More at gold.
Adjective
golden (comparative more golden or goldener, superlative most golden or goldenest)
- Made of, or relating to, gold.
- She wore a golden crown.
- Having a colour or other richness suggestive of gold.
- Under a golden sun.
- Of a beverage, flavoured or colored with turmeric. [from c. 2010]
- Marked by prosperity, creativity etc.
- The Renaissance was a golden era.
- the Golden Horseshoe
- O Partridge! could I hope once again to see that face; but, alas! all those golden dreams are vanished for ever, and my only refuge from future misery is to forget the object of all my former happiness.
- Advantageous or very favourable.
- This is a golden opportunity
- ... a seasoned Champions League outfit, who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities.
- Relating to a fiftieth anniversary.
- It's not long until our golden wedding.
- Relating to the elderly or retired.
- After retiring, Bob and Judy moved to Arizona to live out their golden years.
- (Britain, slang) Fine, without problems.
- 2007, Colin Barr, Steve Katai, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Triathlon Training, Penguin ?ISBN, page 28
- Many anti-fog variety goggles are available, but if you don't get that type, just rub a little spit on the lenses before you put them on in the water and you'll be golden.
- 2009, Mark Wiskup, Presentation S.O.S.: From Perspiration to Persuasion in 9 Easy Steps, Hachette UK ?ISBN
- Therefore, the task ahead is easy. When the spotlight is on you, never let the audience down and you'll be golden.
- 2011, Wayne R. Dempsey, 101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster, Motorbooks ?ISBN, page 68
- If all of the marks line up perfectly, then you're golden, and you can continue on with finishing up the installation.
- 2007, Colin Barr, Steve Katai, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Triathlon Training, Penguin ?ISBN, page 28
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
golden (plural goldens)
- Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.
Etymology 2
From gold +? -en, or perhaps a derivation from the adjective above.
Verb
golden (third-person singular simple present goldens, present participle goldening, simple past and past participle goldened)
- (intransitive) To become gold or golden (in colour).
- (transitive) To make golden or like gold.
- 1994, Marion H. Hedges, Iron City:
- It goldened, as nothing else goldened, the commonplace countryside.
- 1994, Marion H. Hedges, Iron City:
Translations
Anagrams
- Delong, dongle, longed
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?ld?n
Verb
golden
- plural past indicative and subjunctive of gelden
Anagrams
- dongel, gondel
German
Alternative forms
- gülden (archaic, poetic)
- gulden, gölden (obsolete)
Etymology
Common since the 18th century. Alteration (after Gold (“gold”)) of older gulden, gülden, from Middle High German guld?n, güld?n, from Old High German guld?n, from Proto-Germanic *gulþ?naz. Equivalen to Gold +? -en. Cognate with Dutch gulden, gouden, English golden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ld?n/
- Hyphenation: gol?den
Adjective
golden (comparative goldener, superlative am goldensten)
- golden; gold (made of gold)
- golden (gold-coloured)
Declension
Synonyms
- (in predicative use) aus Gold
- (in attributive use) Gold-
Derived terms
- Goldener Schnitt
- Goldene Zahl
- goldenes Herz
- Gulden
See also
Further reading
- “golden” in Duden online
- “golden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Middle English
Alternative forms
- goldene, goldyn, goldin, goldun, goldyng, goldein, gowuldyn, colden, coldin
Etymology
From gilden, reformed by analogy with gold.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????ld?n/
Adjective
golden
- Formed from gold.
- Decorated or covered with gold.
- Having a golden colour.
- (figurative) Of excellent quality or worth; precious, best.
Descendants
- English: golden
- Scots: gowden
See also
- gilden
References
- “g?lden, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018.
Plautdietsch
Adjective
golden
- golden
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