honeymoon
- noun
- /ˈhʌnimuːn/
- She told me that after getting married, she had a honeymoon in Bali.
In fact, I have a suspicion that most honeymoons are not fun.
- In fact, I have a suspicion that most honeymoons are not fun.
- Like the last time we did this, we were going on our honeymoon.
- His mother showed up on their honeymoon.
- Then there are a table of two like Americans, like newlyweds who are on their honeymoon.
- I just wanted to talk to you about Bali, and me and my fiance are going there for our honeymoon and the end of July.
- My wife and I flew, we went to Martha's Vineyard for our honeymoon, which was an amazing, amazing place.
Examples
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After their wedding, they traveled to Hawaii for their honeymoon.
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We had our honeymoon here so I can tell you the beds are very comfortable.
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I was gonna say our honeymoon was great.
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I just got back and my wife is still with her sister, but she is upset that I went on our honeymoon by myself.
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And Daniel and Kelly, we understand you never had a honeymoon when you married nine years ago.
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A few months later we were on our honeymoon.
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We gotta pack for the honeymoon.
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"And when we got back from the honeymoon, there was quite a big pile on the porch."
Academic text (2001) -
We booked our honeymoon the next morning in Saint Barts.
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I just wanted to talk to you about Bali, and me and my fiance are going there for our honeymoon and the end of July.
Synonyms
Spend time away from work or home for rest and travel
Antonyms
Compounds
How Romantic
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Etymology
Honeymoon comes from the words honey 'sweet' and moon 'month', creating the image of a first 'sweet month' after a marriage. That's why a honeymoon is the special holiday a newly married couple takes to celebrate.