honeymoon

/ˌhʌniˈmun/

/ˈhʌnimun/

Other forms: honeymooning; honeymoons; honeymooned

A honeymoon is a trip that newlyweds traditionally take right after their wedding. You might want to wait to get married until you meet someone who wants to go to Legoland on a honeymoon as much as you do.

Some honeymoons are long and luxurious, involving cruises and Europe or tropical beaches and fancy hotels, while others are simple and low-key. Many married couples don't take a honeymoon at all, or wait years until having a holiday they call a honeymoon. In the 1540s, it was a hony moone, and it referred more generally to the sweet, tender span of time after a wedding. In German, it's a flitterwochen, or "tinsel week."

Definitions of honeymoon

1. noun

   a holiday taken by a newly married couple
   type of:

   holiday, vacation

   leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
2. noun

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

   period, period of time, time period

   an amount of time
3. verb

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

   type of:

   holiday, vacation

   spend or take a vacation