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honeymoon

[ huhn-ee-moon ]

noun

  1. a vacation or trip taken by a newly married couple (often used attributively):

    After you've said "I do," why not escape to a dream honeymoon in Greece?

    Relax and kindle the flame of passion in one of our honeymoon suites.

  2. a period of harmony at the beginning of a marriage:

    After the initial honeymoon, there may be a temptation to let routine take over.

  3. any period of blissful harmony:

    Their entire 60 years of marriage was one long honeymoon.

  4. 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)

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

    In a few months we’ll be honeymooning in New Zealand, and we can't wait!

honeymoon

/ ˈʌɪˌː /

noun

    1. a holiday taken by a newly married couple
    2. ( as modifier )

      a honeymoon cottage

  1. a holiday considered to resemble a honeymoon

    a second honeymoon

  2. the early, usually calm period of a relationship, such as a political or business one
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to take a honeymoon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԱˌǴDzԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of honeymoon1

First recorded in 1540–50; honey + moon
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of honeymoon1

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

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I’d forgotten the framed photo of my husband and me from our honeymoon to Maui decades earlier.

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But because Republicans control both houses of Congress and the White House, their honeymoon is already over, said Shaun Bowler, a political scientist at UC Riverside.

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According to Clifford Young, president of public affairs at polling company Ipsos, Trump is still in the honeymoon period of his presidency, when Americans will give him room to manoeuvre.

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And on our honeymoon in Italy, we drove through Tuscany and again had another rear-ender.

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There is a crack in his support, though his honeymoon in office looks a lot like a party at Studio 54 in the early 80s.

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