I. ˈhənēˌmün, -niˌ- noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: honey (I) + moon (month); from the idea that the first month of marriage is the sweetest
1.
a. : a trip or vacation taken by a newly married couple
has planned honeymoons for more than 60,000 newlyweds — Walter Winchell
a popular honeymoon resort
obviously a honeymoon couple
b. : a period usually of exceptional compatibility immediately following marriage
made their honeymoon last a lifetime
2. : a period of unusual harmony following the establishment of a new relationship
today … congress thwarts the president, after a brief honeymoon in each administration — Irving Brant
the honeymoon period of war alliance — Merle Fainsod
II. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to spend a honeymoon
had a fashionable wedding and honeymooned in Bermuda
• hon·ey·moon·er -ünə(r) noun -s