honey-sweetadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈhʌnɪswiːt/, U.S.

/ˈhəniˌswit/

Forms: see honey n. and adj. and sweet adj. and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., sweet adj.

Etymology: < honey n. + sweet adj.In sense B. 2 so called on account of the sweet smell of its leaves and flowers.

A. adj.

Sweet as or (occasionally) with honey; delightfully sweet (in various senses of the adjective). Also (esp. in early use) as a term of endearment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [adjective] > like, as, or with honey

melcheOE

honey-sweetOE

honey?c1225

honily?c1425

mellifluec1429

mellifluous?a1475

honeyed1559

mellisha1577

honeysome1593

melled1606

honeyish1657

honeyly1864

the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [adjective]

sweeta1225

ownc1300

deara1325

littlec1405

whitec1460

bonny1540

honeya1556

nitty1598

honey-sweeta1616

old1644

dearie1691

ou1838

diddy1963

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) ix. 73 He hlod ða mid þurstigum breoste ða flowendan lare ðe he eft æfter fyrste mid hunigswettre þrotan þæslice bealcette.

OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) i. i. 16 On þære ylcan stowe we onfengon myrran..and gutta (þæt ys hunigswete dropa—gif se adliga hyre geþigð he sona arist) and thus.

c1390 Talkyng of Love of God (Vernon) 60 Þenne fele I..a tast of þi derworþe loue..so þat al worldliche wo hit makeþ me þinken hony-swet.

c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 152 The lusty lyf..That is in mariage hony swete.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes ii. f. 341 Archias..laboured with honey sweete woordes to perswade Demosthenes.

1575 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 91 Not sick After so hoonysweete a licke.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) ii. iii. 1 Honey sweet Husband.

1633 J. Ford 'Tis Pitty shee's Whore ii. sig. D4 Most dainty and honey-sweete Mistresse.

1742 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 653/1 The honey-sweet mouth of Bid Phipps.

1775 W. Gibson Religion 27 Honey-sweet a Voice—'tis Plato's!

1832 Penny Mag. 22 Sept. 242/1 A man was ready to put in their hands a cup of honey-sweet wine.

1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. vi. 197 Oh, honey-sweet Proserpine.

1882 D. C. Murray Coals of Fire III. 264 Every note was the note of the bird, and neither less nor more than that honeysweet note.

1927 W. Cather Death comes for Archbishop i. iv. 43 He had..come upon an old woman with a basket of yellow flowers; sprays of yellow sending out a honey-sweet perfume.

1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 28 May c20/3 Sliced duck breast suffered from a honey-sweet sauce.

2008 A. Sturdivant in Zane's Succulent 231 My honey-sweet smile, I hoped, would soften the refusal.

B. n.

1. As a term of endearment or affectionate form of address: sweetheart, darling.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart

copenerc897

lovec1225

lemanc1275

sweetinga1300

druery13..

doceamurc1320

paramoura1375

honeybirdc1390

honey-sweetc1440

dowsec1450

heart-rootc1460

prim1509

joa1529

sweetheart1576

love-mate1582

belamour1590

copemate1593

frister1639

sprunny1739

Liebling1868

Liebchen1876

angel pie1878

loved one1879

cariad1899

square piece1925

sheikha1926

sweetie-pie1928

oppo1932

poopsie1937

mi'jita1970

squeeze1980

boo1988

bae2006

c1440 in G. G. Perry Relig. Pieces in Prose & Verse (1914) 81 (MED) Ihesu, Ihesu, my hony swete, My herte, my comforthynge.

1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. ii. sig. D Honie sweet, and honorable loue. Returne we now into your fathers sight.

1641–81 Sea-mans Leave Taken of Sweetest Margery (single sheet) But wilt thou be gone my Honey sweet, and must I lose thy company.

1804 Port Folio 12 Aug. 1/2 Oh step, step softly—whisper low, My honey sweet, my Colin dear.

1839 R. F. Williams Youth of Shakspeare I. ii. 29 ‘Nay, that could never be, my honey-sweet!’ exclaimed the Alderman.

1944 Joplin (Missouri) News Herald 13 Mar. 14/3 Oh, honey-sweet, I think maybe it was all my fault.

1998 C. Palmer Prairie Fire xiv. 205 'Tis all right, my honey-sweet.

2010 G. A. Perugini Expressions of my Heart 140 My honey sweet, my one and true, I love your eyes, those pools of blue.

2. Originally English regional (Somerset). Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > rosaceous plants > [noun] > meadow-sweet or dropwort

meadworteOE

meadsweeta1400

bridewort?a1450

meadowsweet1530

filipendula1548

goat's beard?1550

dropwort1597

queen of the meadow1597

mock-willow1633

meadow queena1637

queen of the prairie1852

honey-sweet1880

1880 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Honey-sweet, Spiræa Ulmaria, L.—Som.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Honey-sweet..Spiræa Ulmaria. As often so-called as Meadow sweet.

1913 N. L. Britton & A. Brown Illustr. Flora Northern U.S. (ed. 2) II. 249 Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim. Meadow-sweet or Meadow-Queen. Honey-sweet. Sweet-hay.

2004 M. J. Dwelley Summer & Fall Wild Flowers of New Eng. 44 Other common names for this flower (Filipendula ulmaria) are Sweet Hay, Meadow Queen, and Honey Sweet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	honey-sweet
释义	honey-sweetadj.n. Brit. /ˈhʌnɪswiːt/, U.S. /ˈhəniˌswit/ Forms: see honey n. and adj. and sweet adj. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., sweet adj. Etymology: < honey n. + sweet adj.In sense B. 2 so called on account of the sweet smell of its leaves and flowers. A. adj. Sweet as or (occasionally) with honey; delightfully sweet (in various senses of the adjective). Also (esp. in early use) as a term of endearment. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [adjective] > like, as, or with honey melcheOE honey-sweetOE honey?c1225 honily?c1425 mellifluec1429 mellifluous?a1475 honeyed1559 mellisha1577 honeysome1593 melled1606 honeyish1657 honeyly1864 the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [adjective] sweeta1225 ownc1300 deara1325 littlec1405 whitec1460 bonny1540 honeya1556 nitty1598 honey-sweeta1616 old1644 dearie1691 ou1838 diddy1963 OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) ix. 73 He hlod ða mid þurstigum breoste ða flowendan lare ðe he eft æfter fyrste mid hunigswettre þrotan þæslice bealcette. OE Byrhtferð Enchiridion (Ashm.) (1995) i. i. 16 On þære ylcan stowe we onfengon myrran..and gutta (þæt ys hunigswete dropa—gif se adliga hyre geþigð he sona arist) and thus. c1390 Talkyng of Love of God (Vernon) 60 Þenne fele I..a tast of þi derworþe loue..so þat al worldliche wo hit makeþ me þinken hony-swet. c1405 (c1395) G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 152 The lusty lyf..That is in mariage hony swete. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes ii. f. 341 Archias..laboured with honey sweete woordes to perswade Demosthenes. 1575 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 91 Not sick After so hoonysweete a licke. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry V (1623) ii. iii. 1 Honey sweet Husband. View more context for this quotation 1633 J. Ford 'Tis Pitty shee's Whore ii. sig. D4 Most dainty and honey-sweete Mistresse. 1742 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 653/1 The honey-sweet mouth of Bid Phipps. 1775 W. Gibson Religion 27 Honey-sweet a Voice—'tis Plato's! 1832 Penny Mag. 22 Sept. 242/1 A man was ready to put in their hands a cup of honey-sweet wine. 1865 M. Arnold Ess. Crit. vi. 197 Oh, honey-sweet Proserpine. 1882 D. C. Murray Coals of Fire III. 264 Every note was the note of the bird, and neither less nor more than that honeysweet note. 1927 W. Cather Death comes for Archbishop i. iv. 43 He had..come upon an old woman with a basket of yellow flowers; sprays of yellow sending out a honey-sweet perfume. 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 28 May c20/3 Sliced duck breast suffered from a honey-sweet sauce. 2008 A. Sturdivant in Zane's Succulent 231 My honey-sweet smile, I hoped, would soften the refusal. B. n. 1. As a term of endearment or affectionate form of address: sweetheart, darling. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart copenerc897 lovec1225 lemanc1275 sweetinga1300 druery13.. doceamurc1320 paramoura1375 honeybirdc1390 honey-sweetc1440 dowsec1450 heart-rootc1460 prim1509 joa1529 sweetheart1576 love-mate1582 belamour1590 copemate1593 frister1639 sprunny1739 Liebling1868 Liebchen1876 angel pie1878 loved one1879 cariad1899 square piece1925 sheikha1926 sweetie-pie1928 oppo1932 poopsie1937 mi'jita1970 squeeze1980 boo1988 bae2006 c1440 in G. G. Perry Relig. Pieces in Prose & Verse (1914) 81 (MED) Ihesu, Ihesu, my hony swete, My herte, my comforthynge. 1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. ii. sig. D Honie sweet, and honorable loue. Returne we now into your fathers sight. 1641–81 Sea-mans Leave Taken of Sweetest Margery (single sheet) But wilt thou be gone my Honey sweet, and must I lose thy company. 1804 Port Folio 12 Aug. 1/2 Oh step, step softly—whisper low, My honey sweet, my Colin dear. 1839 R. F. Williams Youth of Shakspeare I. ii. 29 ‘Nay, that could never be, my honey-sweet!’ exclaimed the Alderman. 1944 Joplin (Missouri) News Herald 13 Mar. 14/3 Oh, honey-sweet, I think maybe it was all my fault. 1998 C. Palmer Prairie Fire xiv. 205 'Tis all right, my honey-sweet. 2010 G. A. Perugini Expressions of my Heart 140 My honey sweet, my one and true, I love your eyes, those pools of blue. 2. Originally English regional (Somerset). Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > rosaceous plants > [noun] > meadow-sweet or dropwort meadworteOE meadsweeta1400 bridewort?a1450 meadowsweet1530 filipendula1548 goat's beard?1550 dropwort1597 queen of the meadow1597 mock-willow1633 meadow queena1637 queen of the prairie1852 honey-sweet1880 1880 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Honey-sweet, Spiræa Ulmaria, L.—Som. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Honey-sweet..Spiræa Ulmaria. As often so-called as Meadow sweet. 1913 N. L. Britton & A. Brown Illustr. Flora Northern U.S. (ed. 2) II. 249 Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim. Meadow-sweet or Meadow-Queen. Honey-sweet. Sweet-hay. 2004 M. J. Dwelley Summer & Fall Wild Flowers of New Eng. 44 Other common names for this flower (Filipendula ulmaria) are Sweet Hay, Meadow Queen, and Honey Sweet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.OE
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