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Definition of Honeymoon

1. Noun. A holiday taken by a newly married couple.

2. Verb. Spend a holiday after one's marriage. "They plan to honeymoon in Hawai'i"

3. Noun. The early (usually calm and harmonious) period of a relationship; business or political.

Definition of Honeymoon

1. n. The first month after marriage.

Definition of Honeymoon

1. Noun. The period of time immediately following a marriage. ¹

2. Noun. A trip taken by a newly married couple during this period. ¹

3. Noun. A period of unusually mild feelings, especially immediately following the start of a new term or relationship (e.g. a newly elected politician or a new business arrangement). ¹

4. Verb. To have a honeymoon (a trip taken by a couple after wedding). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Honeymoon

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Honeymoon

honeyeaters honeyed honeyed words honeyedly honeyflower honeyful honeyguide honeyguides honeying honeyish

honeyless honeylike honeylocust honeylocusts honeymaking honeymoon (current term) honeymoon period honeymooned honeymooner honeymooners

honeymooning honeymoons honeypie honeypies honeypots honeys honeystone honeysuck honeysucker

Literary usage of Honeymoon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Guide to the Best Fiction in English by William Winter, George Saintsbury, Ernest Albert Baker (1918)
""THE honeymoon." The French philosopher Michelet, who bravely assumed to understand the subject, said that marriage always begins with a combat, ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1881)
"MELISSA'S honeymoon. THE crowning event of Melissa's life had come off. ... It was not one of the usual resorts of couples on honeymoon, but a steady-going, ..."

3. The Wallet of Time: Containing Personal, Biographical, and Critical by William Winter (1913)
""THE honeymoon." The French philosopher Michelet, who bravely assumed to understand the subject, said that marriage always begins with a combat, ..."

4. Nights at the Play: A View of the English Stage by Dutton Cook (1883)
"WHEN Tobin's comedy of "The honeymoon" was first produced at Drury Lane Theatre in January 1805, a prologue by Sir Humphrey Davy informed the audience that ..."

5. The Life of General William Booth: The Founder of the Salvation Army by Harold Begbie (1920)
"The honeymoon was spent at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, the bride and bridegroom occupying those comfortable lodgings of which William Booth had heard a good ..."

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