honeymoon meaning

UK /ˈhʌnɪmuːn/ US /ˈhʌnimun/ 3 syllables

honeymoon (noun): a holiday taken by a newly married couple.

honeymoon has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

honeymoon as a noun

  1. a holiday taken by a newly married couple

    Type of: vacation

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

    Type of: time period

honeymoon as a verb

  1. spend a holiday after one's marriage
    • they plan to honeymoon in Hawai'i

    Type of: vacation

    Related forms: honeymooner

How to pronounce honeymoon

honeymoon is pronounced /ˈhʌnɪmuːn/ in British English and /ˈhʌnimun/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HO · words ending in ON · 9-letter words

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