Honey vs Doney - What's the difference?
honey | doney |
(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.
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* 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
(colloquial) girl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman
* May 7, 1927 , Uncle Dave Macon, "Tell Her To Come Back Home", Vocalion 5153
* 1951 , Elmore James, Dust My Broom
* late 20th century , Mississippi blues musician R. L. Burnside, "Long Haired Doney"
As nouns the difference between honey and doney
is that honey is (uncountable) a viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods while doney is (colloquial) girl, sweetheart, darling, young woman, woman.As an adjective honey
is describing a thing involving or resembling honey.As a verb honey
is to be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.honey
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.
Derived terms
* hon * honey badger * honey bear * honey bucket * honey bun * honey bunch * honey dipper * honey fungus * honey guide * honey locust * honey mesquite * honey mouse * honey myrtle * honey parrot * honey plant * honeybee * honeybun * honey-buzzard * honeycomb * honeycomb moth * honeycombed * honeycreeper * honeydew * honeydew melon * honeyeater * honeyed * honeymoon * honeysucker * honeysuckle * honey-sweet * land of milk and honey * western honey mesquiteSee also
* * apis mellifica * diabetes mellitus * hydromel * melilot * melliferous * mellifluous * melliphagous * mellitic acid * molasses * oenomel English affectionate termsdoney
English
Noun
(en noun)- a no-good doney , shouldn't allow her on the street