honeymoon

Signification

Noun

1. The period of time immediately following a marriage.
2. A trip taken by a newly married couple during this period.
3. A period of goodwill at the beginning of a new term or relationship (e.g. towards a newly elected politician or in respect of a new business arrangement).

Verb

To have a honeymoon (a trip taken by a couple after wedding).

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhʌn.iˌmuːn/

Étymologie

From earlier hony moone, originally denoting the period of time following a wedding, equivalent to honey + moon. The original reference was to affection waning like the moon, but later the sense became "the first month, or moon after marriage", which tends to be the sweetest.
Compare Middle Low German suckermânt (“honeymoon”, literally “sugar-month”), German Low German Hönnigweken (“honeymoon”, literally “honey-weeks”). The German Honigmond (literally “honey-moon”) is a calque of French lune de miel, itself a calque of the English term.

Phrases

Thanks for the story and good luck on your honeymoon .

Merci pour l'histoire et bonne chance pour votre lune de miel.