honeymoon: Meaning and Definition of

hon•ey•moon

Pronunciation: (hun'ē-mn"), [key]
— n.
  1. a vacation or trip taken by a newly married couple.
  2. the month or so following a marriage.
  3. any period of blissful harmony: Their entire 60 years of marriage was one long honeymoon.
  4. any new relationship characterized by an initial period of harmony and goodwill: The honeymoon between Congress and the new president was over.
—v.i.
  1. to spend one's honeymoon (usually fol. by in or at).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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