honeymoon
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honeymoon
- /ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/
Where it comes from
From earlier hony moone, originally denoting the period of time following a wedding, equivalent to honey + moon. The original reference was to affection waning like the moon, but later the sense became "the first month, or moon after marriage", which tends to be the sweetest.
Compare Middle Low German suckermânt (“honeymoon”, literally “sugar-month”), German Low German Hönnigweken (“honeymoon”, literally “honey-weeks”). The German Honigmond (literally “honey-moon”) is a calque of French lune de miel, itself a calque of the English term.
noun honeymoons
- The period of time immediately following a marriage. The new minister and his wife were a young, pleasant-faced couple, still on their honeymoon, and full of all good and beautiful enthusiasms for their chosen lifework.
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A trip taken by a newly married couple during this period.
We went to Greece for our honeymoon.
Similar: wedding journey
- A period of goodwill at the beginning of a new term or relationship (e.g. towards a newly elected politician or in respect of a new business arrangement). Now that the honeymoon is over, it’s time for us to get down to the business at hand.
verb honeymoons · honeymooning · honeymooned
- To have a honeymoon (a trip taken by a couple after wedding). My parents honeymooned at Niagara falls.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wedding, trip, journey, travel, voyage, moon, honey, honey-month, honeyfund, honeymoon whist, honey fund, hymeneal, honey moon, housewifeship, hymenean, holidate
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noun period of time immediately following a marriage
| Español | luna de miel, luna melera, luna mielera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 밀월 mirwol, 신혼 sinhon, 허니문 heonimun |
| 日本語 | 蜜月 mitsugetsu, ハネムーン hanemūn, 新婚 shinkon |
| 中文 | 蜜月 mìyuè |
| Português | lua de mel |
| Français | lune de miel |
| Deutsch | Flitterwochen |
| Italiano | luna di miele |
| Ελληνικά | μήνας του μέλιτος mínas tou mélitos |
| Română | lună de miere |
| Русский | медо́вый ме́сяц medóvyj mésjac |
| Tiếng Việt | tuần trăng mật |
| العربية | شَهْر عَسَل šahr ʕasal |
noun period of unusually good feelings
| Deutsch | Flitterwochen |
|---|---|
| Русский | медо́вый ме́сяц medóvyj mésjac |
noun trip taken by a newly married couple
| Español | viaje de novios, luna de miel |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신혼여행 sinhonyeohaeng |
| 日本語 | 新婚旅行 shinkon ryokō, ハネムーン hanemūn |
| 中文 | 蜜月旅行 mìyuè lǚxíng |
| Português | lua de mel |
| Français | voyage de noces |
| Deutsch | Hochzeitsreise, Flitterwochen |
| Italiano | viaggio di nozze |
| Ελληνικά | μήνας του μέλιτος mínas tou mélitos |
| Русский | сва́дебное путеше́ствие svádebnoje putešéstvije, медо́вый ме́сяц medóvyj mésjac |
| עברית | יֶרַח דְּבַשׁ yérakh dvash |
verb to travel on a honeymoon
| Deutsch | flittern |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | μήνας του μέλιτος mínas tou mélitos |
Talk about this word "honeymoon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/honeymoon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. honeymoon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/honeymoon "honeymoon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/honeymoon.Cite this
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title = {honeymoon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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