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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