honeymoon

[ huhn-ee-moon ]

/ ˈhʌn iˌmun /

noun

a vacation or trip taken by a newly married couple.

the month or so following a marriage.

any period of blissful harmony: Their entire 60 years of marriage was one long honeymoon.

any new relationship characterized by an initial period of harmony and goodwill: The honeymoon between Congress and the new president was over.

verb (used without object)

to spend one's honeymoon (usually followed by in or at).

Words nearby honeymoon

honeycomb work, honeycreeper, honeydew, honeydew melon, honeyed, honeymoon, honeymoon bridge, honeymoon is over, the, honeypot, honeysucker, honeysuckle

Origin of honeymoon

First recorded in 1540–50; honey + moon

OTHER WORDS FROM honeymoon

hon·ey·moon·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for honeymoon

There is no word on where or when the Clooneys might honeymoon, but the power couple surely will have to get back to work.
After the Wedding: George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin in Venice|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is no word where the newlyweds will spend their honeymoon.
In Run-Up to Wedding of George & Amal, Celebs and Paparazzi Stir Up the Canals of Venice|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They take you up to the honeymoon, and then leave you there.
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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian spent their honeymoon in Ballyfin house, one of Ireland's most stunning and exclusive stately homes.
Kanye and Kim's Irish Honeymoon Hideaway|Tom Sykes|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Cara Delevingne and Michelle Rodriguez's PDA-Filled Holiday: The honeymoon phase rages on.
Cara Delevingne and Michelle Rodriguez's PDA-Filled Holiday; Emma Watson Talks Pressures of Fashion Industry|The Fashion Beast Team|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was the sort of bridegroom, who soon forgot the honeymoon, and measured his love in support and proud surroundings.
The Pocahontas-John Smith Story|Pocahontas Wight Edmunds
Diana announced that she would just give me time to get over the honeymoon, and then she would come and see me.
Jane Eyre|Charlotte Bronte
After the shopping-lists had been gone over, Percy took up the question of the honeymoon.
A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays|Willa Cather
And true enough, the poor girl's young crescent of a honeymoon went down sickly-yellow rather early.
The Amazing Marriage, Complete|George Meredith
The hunig monath was thus established, and the next moon after the marriage was called the honeymoon.
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre

British Dictionary definitions for honeymoon

honeymoon

/ (ˈhʌnɪˌmuːn) /

noun

a holiday taken by a newly married couple
(as modifier)a honeymoon cottage

a holiday considered to resemble a honeymoona second honeymoon

the early, usually calm period of a relationship, such as a political or business one

verb

(intr) to take a honeymoon

Derived forms of honeymoon

honeymooner, noun

Word Origin for honeymoon

C16: traditionally explained as an allusion to the feelings of married couples as changing with the phases of the moon

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