hon·ey (hŭn'ē)
n., pl., -eys.

1. 1. A sweet yellowish or brownish viscid fluid produced by various bees from the nectar of flowers and used as food.
   2. A similar substance made by certain other insects.
2. A sweet substance, such as nectar.
3. Sweetness; pleasantness.
4. Sugary or ingratiating words; flattery.
5. Informal. Sweetheart; dear. Used as a term of endearment.
6. Informal. Something remarkably fine: a honey of a car.

tr.v., -eyed, or -ied (hŭn'ēd), -ey·ing, -eys.

1. To sweeten with or as if with honey.
2. To cajole with sweet talk.

[Middle English honi, from Old English hunig.]

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