noun
honeymoon
HUHN-ee-moon
noun
1
A vacation taken by a couple right after their wedding.
"They spent their honeymoon exploring the coast of Italy."
2
A short early period of goodwill and optimism at the start of something new, such as a job or political term.
"The new CEO's honeymoon ended quickly once profits started falling."
How to Use Honeymoon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA post-wedding trip, or more broadly, a short golden period of goodwill at the start of something.
Common pairings
honeymoon period
go on honeymoon
honeymoon suite
Word Forms
honeymooned past tense, honeymoons plural, honeymoons singular
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Etymology
From honey + moon; originally suggesting that affection, like the moon, wanes over time, though the word later came to mean the sweet first month of marriage.