honeylike

Thick and golden

Resembling honey in texture, color, or sweetness.

Honeylike substances are thick, golden, and viscous: The syrup had a honeylike consistency.

The word extends to sounds or qualities suggesting honey's richness: her honeylike voice.

viscous

sticky

Apt to adhere

  • gooeySoft and sticky
  • syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
  • thickHaving great depth

ropy · adhesive · tacky · gluey · clinging · gummy · treacly · oozy · drizzled · pourable

sweet

nectar

Floral sugar water

saccharine · candied · confectionery · glaze · butterscotch · toffee · treacle · maple · preserves · marmalade

floral

nectar

Floral sugar water

jasmine · wildflower · acacia · buckwheat · linden · manuka · eucalyptus · heather · tupelo · sourwood

amber

golden

Bright yellow, or precious

warm · tawny · lustrous · gleaming · resinous · sunlit · radiant · gilded · yellowed · ochre

soothing

calming

Inducing a settled state

mellow · therapeutic · coating · warming · demulcent · emollient · mellowing · softening · palliative · restorative

Opposites
sweetness

honeylikebitter

Sharp, unpleasant taste

sour · sugarless · unsweetened · tart · acrid

texture/viscosity

honeylikewatery

Containing excess liquid

thin · runny · watered-down · fluid · dilute

flavor quality

honeylikeharsh

Unpleasantly severe or rough

acrid · sharp · pungent · vinegary · caustic

Family

honey, honeyed, honeymoon, honeycomb, honeys, honeydew, honeybee, honeying, honeybun

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G