Honeymoon
['hʌnɪmuːn] or ['hʌnɪmun]
Definition
(noun.) a holiday taken by a newly married couple.
(noun.) the early (usually calm and harmonious) period of a relationship; business or political.
(verb.) spend a holiday after one's marriage; 'they plan to honeymoon in Hawai'i'.
Edited by Charlene--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The first month after marriage.
Checked by Fern
Examples
- Diana announced that she would just give me time to get over the honeymoon, and then she would come and see me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- We were quite delighted with Elliston in _The Honeymoon_. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The honeymoon over, I learned my mistake; she was only mad, and shut up in a lunatic asylum. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I think it is best to take the honeymoon before the wedding--don't you? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- And the married couple went to spend the honeymoon in Scotland. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- This is a regular honeymoon paradise, isn't it? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Amy had once called Valrosa a regular honeymoon home, so we went there, and were as happy as people are but once in their lives. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
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