Toffee vs Honey - What's the difference?
toffee | honey |
(uncountable) a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard
(countable) a small, individual piece of toffee
(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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(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
In uncountable terms the difference between toffee and honey
is that toffee is a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard while honey is a viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.In countable terms the difference between toffee and honey
is that toffee is a small, individual piece of toffee while honey is a variety of this substance.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.toffee
English
(wikipedia toffee)Alternative forms
* taffy (mostly US ) * toffyNoun
- a box of toffees
Derived terms
* bonfire toffee * cinder toffee * English toffee * for toffee * honeycomb toffee * maple toffee * sponge toffee * toffee apple * toffee-brown * toffee-colored, toffee-coloured * toffee hammer * toffee-nose * toffee-nosed * toffee paperSee also
* butterscotch * caramel * fudgeAnagrams
* ----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.
