honeyed
Like soothing words
Honeyed describes something sweet like honey, usually in a figurative sense.
A honeyed voice or honeyed words are smooth, flattering, and persuasive—often deceptively so: She spoke in honeyed tones, but I didn't trust her.
The word carries a slight suggestion of insincerity, sweetness laid on too thick.
Also spelled honied.
Floral sugar water
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- treacleThick sugar-refining byproduct
- caramelCooked sugar confection
candied · glazed · syrupy · sugared · saccharine · dulcet · confectionery · mead
Charmingly persuasive in speech
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- persuasiveAble to convince others
- eloquentFluent and persuasive
glib · sycophantic · fawning · obsequious · adulatory · blandishing · complimentary · buttery
Apt to adhere
- gooeySoft and sticky
- thickHaving great depth
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
- oozingLeaking viscously and slowly
dripping · gloopy · tacky · glutinous · syrupy · pourable · coating · clinging
Agreeable in sound
- dulcetSweetly musical in tone
- mellifluousSweetly smooth-sounding
- softYielding to touch
- gentleSoft and kind
lilting · harmonious · mellow · warm · tender · calming · lulling · velvety
Bright yellow, or precious
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
- goldElement seventy-nine
- caramelCooked sugar confection
- tawnyWarm brownish-yellow hue
burnished · warm · glowing · sun-kissed · luminous · rich · mellow · gilded
Not matching reality
- feignedFalsely displayed or simulated
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
- hypocriticalFeigning beliefs one lacks
two-faced · deceptive · phony · treacherous · guileful · artful · specious · hollow
nectar
Floral sugar water
- molassesSyrup from cane processing
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- treacleThick sugar-refining byproduct
caramel · candied · glazed · syrupy · sugared · saccharine · dulcet · confectionery · mead · clover
smooth-talking
Charmingly persuasive in speech
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- persuasiveAble to convince others
eloquent · glib · sycophantic · fawning · obsequious · adulatory · blandishing · complimentary · buttery · slick
sticky
Apt to adhere
oozing · dripping · gloopy · tacky · glutinous · syrupy · pourable · coating · clinging · dense
melodious
Agreeable in sound
- dulcetSweetly musical in tone
- mellifluousSweetly smooth-sounding
- softYielding to touch
gentle · lilting · harmonious · mellow · warm · tender · calming · lulling · velvety · silken
golden
Bright yellow, or precious
tawny · burnished · warm · glowing · sun-kissed · luminous · rich · mellow · gilded · radiant
false
Not matching reality
- feignedFalsely displayed or simulated
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
hypocritical · two-faced · deceptive · phony · treacherous · guileful · artful · specious · hollow · affected
- flatteryflatter, praise, flattery, compliment, compliments
- sound qualitiesloudness, pitch, tone, faintness, clarity
- sweet tastessweet, sugary, sweetness, syrupy, saccharine
- tasting notessmooth, dry, sweet, bitter, bold
- excessive sweetnesssaccharine, cloying, syrupy, sugary, treacly
- flavorssweet, sour, bitter, salty, savory
- honey mustardSweet and sharp condiment
- honey trapsSeduction-based intelligence schemes
- honey bunGlazed spiral pastry
- honey beeNectar-gathering hive insect
- milk and honeySymbol of abundance
- honey badgersFierce African weasel relatives
honey, honeycomb, honeys, honeybee, honeying, honeybun, honeysuckle, honeybees, honeycombed