Hinny vs Honey - What's the difference?
hinny | honey |
The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
To whinny
(Geordie) A term of endearment usually for women.
(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.
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(figuratively) Something sweet or desirable.
* 1595 , , Act 5, Scene 3, lines 91–93:
* Shakespeare
(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.
Describing a thing involving or resembling honey.
* 1599 William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act 1, Sc. 2 :
A spectrum of pale yellow to brownish-yellow colour, like that of most types of honey.
To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.
* Shakespeare
To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn.
* Tennyson
As nouns the difference between hinny and honey
is that hinny is the hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey) or hinny can be (geordie) a term of endearment usually for women while honey is (uncountable) a viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.As verbs the difference between hinny and honey
is that hinny is to whinny while honey is to be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.As an adjective honey is
describing a thing involving or resembling honey.hinny
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) hinnus – possibly cognate with .Noun
(hinnies)See also
* muleEtymology 2
Alteration of whinny, which is onomatopoeic.Verb
Etymology 3
From standard English honey.Noun
(hinnies)References
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English
(wikipedia honey)Noun
(en-noun)- O my love, my wife! / Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath / Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty.
- the honey of his language
- Honey , would you take out the trash?
- Honey , I'm home.
- Man, there are some fine honeys here tonight!
Synonyms
* (sweet fluid from bees) (l) * (term of affection) sweetieAdjective
(en adjective)- So work the honey -bees, / Creatures that by a rule in nature teach / The act of order to a peopled kingdom.
Verb
(en verb)- Honeying and making love.
- Rough to common men, / But honey at the whisper of a lord.