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honeymoon

Syllabification: (hon·ey·moon)
Pronunciation: /ˈhənēˌmo͞on/
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Definition of honeymoon

noun

  • a vacation spent together by a newly married couple:romantic hand-holding breakfasts together on their honeymoon
  • [often as modifier] an initial period of enthusiasm or goodwill, typically at the start of a new job:the new president’s honeymoon period

verb

[no object]
  • spend a honeymoon:they are honeymooning in the south of France

Derivatives

honeymooner

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century (originally denoting the period of time following a wedding): from honey + moon. The original reference was to affection waning like the moon, but later the sense became 'the first month after marriage'

honeymoon in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of honeymoon in the British & World English dictionary