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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'honeymoon' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions honeymoon noun (plural: honeymoons) The period of time immediately following a marriage. A trip taken by a newly marry, married couple during this period. A period of unusually good feelings, especially immediately following the start of a new relationship (e.g., in business). Now that the honeymoon is over, it"s time for us to get down to the business at hand. Translations:  French: lune de miel Etymology: Disputed. Theories (in order of likelihood): Compares, in a cynical fashion, a full moon to the love of a newly married couple, which is sweetest (as honey) before it begins to wane. (16th century) Refers to a tradition of giving a newly married couple mead (a honey-based alcoholic drink) to be consumed during the first month of marriage.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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