honungslen

Swedish

Etymology

honung (“honey”) +‎ -s- +‎ len (“smooth and soft”)

Adjective

honungslen (not comparable)

  1. honeyed, mellifluous (often of a voice)
    en honungslen, insmickrande röst
    a honeyed, ingratiating voice

Usage notes

Often with connotations of insincerity, irony, or the like.

Declension

Inflection of honungslen
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular honungslen — —
neuter singular honungslent — —
plural honungslena — —
masculine plural2 honungslene — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 honungslene — —
all honungslena — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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