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honeymoon
[ huhn-ee-moon ]
noun
- 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.
- a period of harmony at the beginning of a marriage:
After the initial honeymoon, there may be a temptation to let routine take over.
- 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 ):
In a few months we’ll be honeymooning in New Zealand, and we can't wait!
honeymoon
/ ˈʌɪˌː /
noun
- a holiday taken by a newly married couple
- ( as modifier )
a honeymoon cottage
- a holiday considered to resemble a honeymoon
a 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
- ˈDzԱˌǴDzԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- Dz··ǴDz· noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of honeymoon1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of honeymoon1
Example Sentences
I’d forgotten the framed photo of my husband and me from our honeymoon to Maui decades earlier.
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.
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.
And on our honeymoon in Italy, we drove through Tuscany and again had another rear-ender.
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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