honeymoon
noun/ˈhʌnimuːn/
/ˈhʌnimuːn/
[usually singular]- a holiday taken by a couple who have just got married
- We went to Venice for our honeymoon.
- on (your) honeymoon They're on their honeymoon.
- They go on honeymoon the day after the wedding.
WordfinderExtra ExamplesTopics Holidaysb2, Life stagesb2- They can't decide where to go for their honeymoon.
- We had a brief honeymoon in Paris.
- While on honeymoon in Bali, she learned to scuba dive.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- short
- long
- …
- go on
- have
- leave for
- …
- be over
- couple
- suite
- cruise
- …
- for a honeymoon
- on honeymoon
- the period of time at the start of a new activity when nobody is criticized and people feel enthusiastic
- The honeymoon period for the government is now over.
Extra Examples- There was always a honeymoon period when Mum started a new job.
- The honeymoon was over and the reality of what she had taken on began to dawn.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- short
- long
- …
- go on
- have
- leave for
- …
- be over
- couple
- suite
- cruise
- …
- for a honeymoon
- on honeymoon
Word Originmid 16th cent. (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’.
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