honungslen

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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honungslen (not comparable)

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

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Inflection of honungslen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular honungslen
Neuter singular honungslent
Plural honungslena
Masculine plural3 honungslene
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 honungslene
All honungslena
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

See also

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