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honeymoon

/ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/noun, verb3 syllables

Honeymoon means: a holiday taken by a newly married couple.

What does honeymoon mean?3

noun

1

a holiday taken by a newly married couple

2

the early (usually calm and harmonious) period of a relationship; business or political

verb

1

spend a holiday after one's marriage“they plan to honeymoon in Hawai'i”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Honeymoon in a sentence

  • I'll buy my own engagement ring, and you pay for the honeymoon.CK
  • We just got married, and this is our honeymoon.CK
  • More and more couples go on honeymoon trips abroad.kremel
  • Matthew and his wife went camping for their honeymoon.Amastan
  • We snorkeled almost every day of our honeymoon.Eccles17
  • We are busy preparing for our wedding and honeymoon.CK
  • For their honeymoon they took a voyage around the world.CM
  • Please do not eat pâté on our honeymoon...Eccles17

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Forms of honeymoon

as a noun

plural
honeymoons

as a verb

past tense
honeymooned
present participle
honeymooning
third-person singular
honeymoons
past participle
honeymooned