honeymoonn.

Brit.

/ˈhʌnɪmuːn/, U.S.

/ˈhəniˌmun/

Forms: see honey n. and adj. and moon n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., moon n.¹

Etymology: < honey n. + moon n.¹ The allusion may at first have been to love which wanes steadily as the moon does, although if so a secondary interpretation as love which lasts no longer than a month (compare moon n.¹ 6) soon arose, as indicated by the subsequent formation honey month n.For early comment on the term compare:1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Hony mone, a terme prouerbially applied to such as be newe maried, whiche wyll not fall out at the fyrste, but thone loueth the other at the beginnynge excedyngly, the likelyhode of theyr exceadynge loue appearing to aswage, y^e which time the vulgar people cal the hony mone, Aphrodisia, feriæ, hymenæ.

a. The period immediately following marriage, as characterized by love and happiness. Later also: a period of love and happiness at the beginning of a similar relationship. Now chiefly with reference to the ending of such a period.In early use also without article.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > honeymoon

honeymoon1546

honey montha1633

moon1709

treacle-moon1815

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. vii. sig. Biv It was yet but hony moone.

1592 R. Greene Vision sig. D3 They were marryed: well that daye was past with dauncing and Honney moone it was for a moneth after.

1612 W. Fennor Cornu-copiæ 62 And now their hony-moone, that late was cleare, Did pale, obscure, and tenebrous appeare.

1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 274 The first yeare of her marriage was Hony-moon with her, She thought nothing too dear for the King.

1720 D. Manley Power of Love iv. 255 To his Wife, he forced himself to renew the Fondness of the Honey-moon.

1796 E. Inchbald Nature & Art II. xxxi. 63 Mr. and Mrs. Norwynne, just entered on the honey-moon, were sitting side by side enjoying..conjugal society.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor viii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 161 The women..always contrived to trundle me out of favour before the honey-moon was over.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xv. 224 The glosses and civilities of the honeymoon wore away.

1880 W. H. Dixon Royal Windsor (ed. 3) III. ix. 89 They kept their honey-moon for a year; a year of youth and love.

1936 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 24 Sept. 18/4 The honeymoon ends..when a perfunctory peck on the cheek Takes the place of the grand soul kiss.

2007 J. Fraser Shadow Lane xvi. 102 The atmosphere here was fraught. Their honeymoon was over.

b. An initial period of friendly relations, goodwill, or enthusiasm. Frequently in political contexts. Now chiefly with reference to the ending of such a period.In early use also without article.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friendly relation(s) > first warmth of

honeymoon1579

1579 J. Stubbs Discouerie Gaping Gulf sig. D4 It might be honiemoone awhile with them but afterward french would be no deinty dish.

1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 23^v It beeing now but Honny moone I endeauoured to Courte it with a grace.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iv. 158 Kingdoms have their honey-moon, when new Princes are married unto them.

1688 R. L'Estrange Brief Hist. Times II. vi. 95 In short, it was Hony-Moon betwixt them. Nothing too Great for Otes, in Tongs Opinion; Nor any thing too Much for Tong, in Otes'es.

1735 Visct. Bolingbroke Diss. upon Parties (ed. 2) 120 In the Honey-moon of his Accession.

1795 E. Burke Lett. Peace Regic. France iv, in Wks. (1818) IX. 87 Spain, in the honey-moon of her new servitude.

1843 T. B. Macaulay Let. 12 July (1977) IV. 131 My paper was a juvenile essay, written while I was in my honey-moon with the Tuscan Muse.

1867 G. Smith Three Eng. Statesmen (1882) 7 The brief honeymoon of the new king and his parliament.

1936 E. A. Powell Aerial Odyssey xiv. 210 This economic honeymoon ended in 1932, when the collapse of the coffee market..precipitated an outbreak of political turbulence.

1969 Daily Tel. 9 Sept. 1/2 MPs fear that the honeymoon between the troops and the civilians might be over.

1985 Sunday Times 24 Feb. 29/1 Of course a degree of media honeymoon is traditional for every retiring hero.

2003 Managem. Today Jan. 36/1 The long honeymoon between New Labour and business now shows signs of coming to an end.

2. A holiday taken by a newly-married couple, traditionally immediately after their wedding.Now the dominant sense, the others being regarded as figurative uses.second honeymoon: see second adj. and n.² Compounds 1.

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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > holiday-making or tourism > [noun] > type of holiday or tour

grand tour1678

villegiature1740

villeggiatura1742

honeymoon1791

wedding visit1794

honeymooning1832

wedding tour1847

wedding trip1855

second honeymoon1872

tourette1881

weekending1886

package holiday1959

fly-cruise1968

ski pack1969

ecotour1973

package1977

1791 T. Beddoes tr. J. K. A. Musäus Pop. Tales of Germans II. 266 The new-married couple spent their honey-moon in Augspurg, in mutual happiness and innocent enjoyments, like the first human pair in the garden of Eden.

1804 M. Edgeworth Out of Debt i, in Pop. Tales I. 318 Mr. and Mrs. Ludgate went down in the hoy to Margate, to spend their honey-moon in style.

1883 M. Oliphant Hester I. x. 157 I'm not frightened of a mother-in-law as so many fellows are... I shouldn't wish to part you more than for the honeymoon, you know.

1915 C. S. Churchill Let. 6 Dec. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) vi. 127 Violet & Bongey appeared from their honeymoon on their way to the Italian Riviera.

1955 C. Beaton Diary in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xxi. 298 Her husband, while on honeymoon, was..complaining of their poky bedroom to the management.

2003 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 24 Aug. xiii. 4/4 The couple took a leisurely, low-budget honeymoon in Australia.

Compounds

C1. General attributive.

honeymoon couple n.

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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > honeymoon > honeymooner(s)

honeymoon couple1831

honeymooner1832

1831 Albion 6 July 1/3 Mr. O'Grumbling had a perfect recollection of the viands which were placed before the honeymoon couple.

1904 Daily Chron. 31 Mar. 6/6 The young honeymoon couple were heard of at Newport.

2000 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 24 Sept. 32 A honeymoon couple had their romantic break wrecked by a ghost who terrified them four nights in a row.

honeymoon period n.

ΚΠ

1856 W. G. Simms Confession (rev. ed.) xv. 120 (heading) Honeymoon period.

1909 A. C. Coolidge Between Two Rebellions xvii. 163 The honeymoon period, when husbands are expected to flit about in rose-decked bowers.

1970 Guardian 9 Dec. 11/1 This Government's honeymoon period has been significantly shorter than previous in-coming Governments'.

2003 Casino.com Mag. Autumn 52/1 There will be little if no honeymoon period for the team to gel.

honeymoon session n.

ΚΠ

1829 R. Southey Let. 22 Feb. in Life & Corr. (1850) VI. xxxii. 27 But if..the enemy march in with flying colours, there may possibly be a sort of honeymoon session after the surrender.

1929 Olean (N.Y.) Times 15 Nov. 1/5 The ‘honeymoon session’ of the new administrate boils furiously to a close.

2007 B. Woodward Spiritual Healing with Children with Special Needs iv. 62 I wondered if this was a ‘honeymoon’ session in which she was so co-operative and well-behaved.

honeymoon tour n.

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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > wedding trip or visit

wedding visit1794

honeymoon tour1834

honeymoon trip1838

wedding-journey1841

wedding tour1847

wedding trip1855

1834 Caledonian Mercury 29 Sept. 3/5 Mr Johnstone..was on a honeymoon tour to the west country with his lovely bride.

1912 Baltimore & Ohio Employes Mag. Nov. 24/2 Mr. Kennedy married Miss Catharine M. Robinson and they took an extended honeymoon tour.

2010 T. Hollowell & K. K. Bell Everything Trav. Guide to Ireland iv. 68 A honeymoon tour tends to be designed with a theme of romance sprinkled with luxury.

honeymoon trip n.

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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > wedding trip or visit

wedding visit1794

honeymoon tour1834

honeymoon trip1838

wedding-journey1841

wedding tour1847

wedding trip1855

1838 Fraser's Mag. June 689/2 They finally returned, like so many merry couples who had met, wooed, eloped, wedded, and spent their honeymoon trip.

1954 A. M. Bezanson Sodbusters invade Peace xiv. 90 Our honeymoon trip was to be made in a caboose.

2004 R. A. Firger Ten Thousand Presents 8 After our wedding in June, Bets and I had a short honeymoon trip to Cape Cod.

C2.

honeymoon cystitis n. bacterial infection of the bladder or urethra occurring (usually in a woman) after sexual intercourse.

ΚΠ

1935 J. G. Malleson Princ. Contraception v. 110 The well-known ‘honeymoon cystitis’..is not necessarily associated with the use of contraceptives.

1988 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 5 June 42/3 A newly-married woman, for instance, is a sitting target for ‘honeymoon cystitis’.

2007 Times (Nexis) 3 Mar. (Body & Soul section) 22 Another reason for honeymoon cystitis is that when people acquire a new sexual partner their sexual activities, for a time, tend to be more frequent and more robust.

honeymoon suite n. = bridal suite n. at bridal adj. Compounds.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > suite of rooms > [noun] > newly-married couple

bridal suite1853

honeymoon suite1903

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > wedding night > chamber > suite

bridal suite1853

honeymoon suite1903

1903 Indiana (Pa.) Democrat 11 Nov. The latest feature in the equipment of the first class hotel is the provision of special honeymoon suites.

1967 C. O. Skinner Madame Sarah (new ed.) viii. 163 Her quarters at the Palmer House roused in her continual..mirth, for she occupied the ‘honeymoon suite’.

2007 Observer (Nexis) 23 Dec. (Review section) 23 The pair's enjoyment of the intimate supper in their honeymoon suite is marred by their unarticulated thoughts on the impending consummation of their marriage.

honeymoonlight n. [punningly after moonlight n.] somewhat rare light, or a light, (literal and figurative) as perceived or experienced during a honeymoon.

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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > honeymoon > typical character of

honeymoonlight1748

honeymoonshine1821

1748 C. Colley Lady's Lect. 23 I don't aspire to be one of those romantick Ladies-errant, one of those sweet-humour'd Creatures, that make it a point of Honour to steal off by their Honey-moon Light.

1888 Chicago Advance 16 May 371 The effects..are ascribed..to the peculiar refractive power of honey-moonlight.

1913 Everyland June 156/2 A honeymoon-light still hung over the rushing blue Aar,..in the quaintest of Swiss towns.

1994 New Yorker 2 May 52/2 The honeymoonlight has begun to dim below basking level.

honeymoonshine n. [punningly after moonshine n.] somewhat rare moonshine (in various senses) as encountered or participated in on honeymoon.

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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > honeymoon > typical character of

honeymoonlight1748

honeymoonshine1821

1821 M. A. Kelty Favourite of Nature II. xii. 298 This barouche..turned out to be a ‘mere matter of moonshine’;—honey-moonshine! it might very properly be called.

1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey i. 2 Now there will not be a suspicion of honey-moonshine about us; we shall go just like anybody else.

1941 Montana Standard 2 Mar. During the day, couples spend their free time boating, swimming, fishing,..and at just plain honeymoonshine.

honeymoon-struck adj. [punningly after moonstruck adj.] somewhat rare distracted or dazzled by being on honeymoon, or by romantic love.

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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [adjective] > honeymoon

honeymoonish1741

honeymoon-struck1786

honeymooning1832

1786 L. MacNally Sedaine's Richard Coeur de Lion i. 2 He is honey-moon struck, and remarries Blanch, his wife, after..fifty years in the matrimonial yoke.

1867 M. Lemon Leyton Hall III. 73 You shall write to him, now that he's honeymoon-struck—tell him you..require ten thousand pounds.

1941 Time 14 July 53/1 A honeymoon-struck accountant had figured into the publishers' royalties everything but..payments for radio network performances.

Derivatives

ˈhoneymoonish adj.

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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [adjective] > honeymoon

honeymoonish1741

honeymoon-struck1786

honeymooning1832

1741 H. Walpole Let. 2 Nov. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) I. 21 Quite bridal together, quite honey-moonish.

1818 ‘T. Brown’ Bath I. v. 181 The indissoluble knot was tied. A week was spent in honeymoonish nonsense.

1919 H. K. Webster Thoroughbred v. 109 The thing sounded so absurdly sentimental and honeymoonish.

2010 K. Radish Hearts on String iv. 57 Nan is..decked out in red silk boxers and a lacy white top that appears rather honeymoonish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	honeymoon
释义	honeymoonn. Brit. /ˈhʌnɪmuːn/, U.S. /ˈhəniˌmun/ Forms: see honey n. and adj. and moon n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: honey n., moon n.¹ Etymology: < honey n. + moon n.¹ The allusion may at first have been to love which wanes steadily as the moon does, although if so a secondary interpretation as love which lasts no longer than a month (compare moon n.¹ 6) soon arose, as indicated by the subsequent formation honey month n.For early comment on the term compare:1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Hony mone, a terme prouerbially applied to such as be newe maried, whiche wyll not fall out at the fyrste, but thone loueth the other at the beginnynge excedyngly, the likelyhode of theyr exceadynge loue appearing to aswage, y^e which time the vulgar people cal the hony mone, Aphrodisia, feriæ, hymenæ. 1. a. The period immediately following marriage, as characterized by love and happiness. Later also: a period of love and happiness at the beginning of a similar relationship. Now chiefly with reference to the ending of such a period.In early use also without article. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > honeymoon honeymoon1546 honey montha1633 moon1709 treacle-moon1815 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. vii. sig. Biv It was yet but hony moone. 1592 R. Greene Vision sig. D3 They were marryed: well that daye was past with dauncing and Honney moone it was for a moneth after. 1612 W. Fennor Cornu-copiæ 62 And now their hony-moone, that late was cleare, Did pale, obscure, and tenebrous appeare. 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 274 The first yeare of her marriage was Hony-moon with her, She thought nothing too dear for the King. 1720 D. Manley Power of Love iv. 255 To his Wife, he forced himself to renew the Fondness of the Honey-moon. 1796 E. Inchbald Nature & Art II. xxxi. 63 Mr. and Mrs. Norwynne, just entered on the honey-moon, were sitting side by side enjoying..conjugal society. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor viii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 161 The women..always contrived to trundle me out of favour before the honey-moon was over. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xv. 224 The glosses and civilities of the honeymoon wore away. 1880 W. H. Dixon Royal Windsor (ed. 3) III. ix. 89 They kept their honey-moon for a year; a year of youth and love. 1936 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 24 Sept. 18/4 The honeymoon ends..when a perfunctory peck on the cheek Takes the place of the grand soul kiss. 2007 J. Fraser Shadow Lane xvi. 102 The atmosphere here was fraught. Their honeymoon was over. b. An initial period of friendly relations, goodwill, or enthusiasm. Frequently in political contexts. Now chiefly with reference to the ending of such a period.In early use also without article. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friendly relation(s) > first warmth of honeymoon1579 1579 J. Stubbs Discouerie Gaping Gulf sig. D4 It might be honiemoone awhile with them but afterward french would be no deinty dish. 1580 J. Lyly Euphues & his Eng. (new ed.) f. 23^v It beeing now but Honny moone I endeauoured to Courte it with a grace. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iv. 158 Kingdoms have their honey-moon, when new Princes are married unto them. 1688 R. L'Estrange Brief Hist. Times II. vi. 95 In short, it was Hony-Moon betwixt them. Nothing too Great for Otes, in Tongs Opinion; Nor any thing too Much for Tong, in Otes'es. 1735 Visct. Bolingbroke Diss. upon Parties (ed. 2) 120 In the Honey-moon of his Accession. 1795 E. Burke Lett. Peace Regic. France iv, in Wks. (1818) IX. 87 Spain, in the honey-moon of her new servitude. 1843 T. B. Macaulay Let. 12 July (1977) IV. 131 My paper was a juvenile essay, written while I was in my honey-moon with the Tuscan Muse. 1867 G. Smith Three Eng. Statesmen (1882) 7 The brief honeymoon of the new king and his parliament. 1936 E. A. Powell Aerial Odyssey xiv. 210 This economic honeymoon ended in 1932, when the collapse of the coffee market..precipitated an outbreak of political turbulence. 1969 Daily Tel. 9 Sept. 1/2 MPs fear that the honeymoon between the troops and the civilians might be over. 1985 Sunday Times 24 Feb. 29/1 Of course a degree of media honeymoon is traditional for every retiring hero. 2003 Managem. Today Jan. 36/1 The long honeymoon between New Labour and business now shows signs of coming to an end. 2. A holiday taken by a newly-married couple, traditionally immediately after their wedding.Now the dominant sense, the others being regarded as figurative uses.second honeymoon: see second adj. and n.² Compounds 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > holiday-making or tourism > [noun] > type of holiday or tour grand tour1678 villegiature1740 villeggiatura1742 honeymoon1791 wedding visit1794 honeymooning1832 wedding tour1847 wedding trip1855 second honeymoon1872 tourette1881 weekending1886 package holiday1959 fly-cruise1968 ski pack1969 ecotour1973 package1977 1791 T. Beddoes tr. J. K. A. Musäus Pop. Tales of Germans II. 266 The new-married couple spent their honey-moon in Augspurg, in mutual happiness and innocent enjoyments, like the first human pair in the garden of Eden. 1804 M. Edgeworth Out of Debt i, in Pop. Tales I. 318 Mr. and Mrs. Ludgate went down in the hoy to Margate, to spend their honey-moon in style. 1883 M. Oliphant Hester I. x. 157 I'm not frightened of a mother-in-law as so many fellows are... I shouldn't wish to part you more than for the honeymoon, you know. 1915 C. S. Churchill Let. 6 Dec. in W. S. Churchill & C. S. Churchill Speaking for Themselves (1999) vi. 127 Violet & Bongey appeared from their honeymoon on their way to the Italian Riviera. 1955 C. Beaton Diary in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xxi. 298 Her husband, while on honeymoon, was..complaining of their poky bedroom to the management. 2003 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 24 Aug. xiii. 4/4 The couple took a leisurely, low-budget honeymoon in Australia. Compounds C1. General attributive. honeymoon couple n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > honeymoon > honeymooner(s) honeymoon couple1831 honeymooner1832 1831 Albion 6 July 1/3 Mr. O'Grumbling had a perfect recollection of the viands which were placed before the honeymoon couple. 1904 Daily Chron. 31 Mar. 6/6 The young honeymoon couple were heard of at Newport. 2000 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 24 Sept. 32 A honeymoon couple had their romantic break wrecked by a ghost who terrified them four nights in a row. honeymoon period n. ΚΠ 1856 W. G. Simms Confession (rev. ed.) xv. 120 (heading) Honeymoon period. 1909 A. C. Coolidge Between Two Rebellions xvii. 163 The honeymoon period, when husbands are expected to flit about in rose-decked bowers. 1970 Guardian 9 Dec. 11/1 This Government's honeymoon period has been significantly shorter than previous in-coming Governments'. 2003 Casino.com Mag. Autumn 52/1 There will be little if no honeymoon period for the team to gel. honeymoon session n. ΚΠ 1829 R. Southey Let. 22 Feb. in Life & Corr. (1850) VI. xxxii. 27 But if..the enemy march in with flying colours, there may possibly be a sort of honeymoon session after the surrender. 1929 Olean (N.Y.) Times 15 Nov. 1/5 The ‘honeymoon session’ of the new administrate boils furiously to a close. 2007 B. Woodward Spiritual Healing with Children with Special Needs iv. 62 I wondered if this was a ‘honeymoon’ session in which she was so co-operative and well-behaved. honeymoon tour n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > wedding trip or visit wedding visit1794 honeymoon tour1834 honeymoon trip1838 wedding-journey1841 wedding tour1847 wedding trip1855 1834 Caledonian Mercury 29 Sept. 3/5 Mr Johnstone..was on a honeymoon tour to the west country with his lovely bride. 1912 Baltimore & Ohio Employes Mag. Nov. 24/2 Mr. Kennedy married Miss Catharine M. Robinson and they took an extended honeymoon tour. 2010 T. Hollowell & K. K. Bell Everything Trav. Guide to Ireland iv. 68 A honeymoon tour tends to be designed with a theme of romance sprinkled with luxury. honeymoon trip n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > wedding trip or visit wedding visit1794 honeymoon tour1834 honeymoon trip1838 wedding-journey1841 wedding tour1847 wedding trip1855 1838 Fraser's Mag. June 689/2 They finally returned, like so many merry couples who had met, wooed, eloped, wedded, and spent their honeymoon trip. 1954 A. M. Bezanson Sodbusters invade Peace xiv. 90 Our honeymoon trip was to be made in a caboose. 2004 R. A. Firger Ten Thousand Presents 8 After our wedding in June, Bets and I had a short honeymoon trip to Cape Cod. C2. honeymoon cystitis n. bacterial infection of the bladder or urethra occurring (usually in a woman) after sexual intercourse. ΚΠ 1935 J. G. Malleson Princ. Contraception v. 110 The well-known ‘honeymoon cystitis’..is not necessarily associated with the use of contraceptives. 1988 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 5 June 42/3 A newly-married woman, for instance, is a sitting target for ‘honeymoon cystitis’. 2007 Times (Nexis) 3 Mar. (Body & Soul section) 22 Another reason for honeymoon cystitis is that when people acquire a new sexual partner their sexual activities, for a time, tend to be more frequent and more robust. honeymoon suite n. = bridal suite n. at bridal adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > suite of rooms > [noun] > newly-married couple bridal suite1853 honeymoon suite1903 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > wedding night > chamber > suite bridal suite1853 honeymoon suite1903 1903 Indiana (Pa.) Democrat 11 Nov. The latest feature in the equipment of the first class hotel is the provision of special honeymoon suites. 1967 C. O. Skinner Madame Sarah (new ed.) viii. 163 Her quarters at the Palmer House roused in her continual..mirth, for she occupied the ‘honeymoon suite’. 2007 Observer (Nexis) 23 Dec. (Review section) 23 The pair's enjoyment of the intimate supper in their honeymoon suite is marred by their unarticulated thoughts on the impending consummation of their marriage. honeymoonlight n. [punningly after moonlight n.] somewhat rare light, or a light, (literal and figurative) as perceived or experienced during a honeymoon. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > honeymoon > typical character of honeymoonlight1748 honeymoonshine1821 1748 C. Colley Lady's Lect. 23 I don't aspire to be one of those romantick Ladies-errant, one of those sweet-humour'd Creatures, that make it a point of Honour to steal off by their Honey-moon Light. 1888 Chicago Advance 16 May 371 The effects..are ascribed..to the peculiar refractive power of honey-moonlight. 1913 Everyland June 156/2 A honeymoon-light still hung over the rushing blue Aar,..in the quaintest of Swiss towns. 1994 New Yorker 2 May 52/2 The honeymoonlight has begun to dim below basking level. honeymoonshine n. [punningly after moonshine n.] somewhat rare moonshine (in various senses) as encountered or participated in on honeymoon. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > honeymoon > typical character of honeymoonlight1748 honeymoonshine1821 1821 M. A. Kelty Favourite of Nature II. xii. 298 This barouche..turned out to be a ‘mere matter of moonshine’;—honey-moonshine! it might very properly be called. 1872 W. D. Howells Their Wedding Journey i. 2 Now there will not be a suspicion of honey-moonshine about us; we shall go just like anybody else. 1941 Montana Standard 2 Mar. During the day, couples spend their free time boating, swimming, fishing,..and at just plain honeymoonshine. honeymoon-struck adj. [punningly after moonstruck adj.] somewhat rare distracted or dazzled by being on honeymoon, or by romantic love. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [adjective] > honeymoon honeymoonish1741 honeymoon-struck1786 honeymooning1832 1786 L. MacNally Sedaine's Richard Coeur de Lion i. 2 He is honey-moon struck, and remarries Blanch, his wife, after..fifty years in the matrimonial yoke. 1867 M. Lemon Leyton Hall III. 73 You shall write to him, now that he's honeymoon-struck—tell him you..require ten thousand pounds. 1941 Time 14 July 53/1 A honeymoon-struck accountant had figured into the publishers' royalties everything but..payments for radio network performances. Derivatives ˈhoneymoonish adj. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [adjective] > honeymoon honeymoonish1741 honeymoon-struck1786 honeymooning1832 1741 H. Walpole Let. 2 Nov. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) I. 21 Quite bridal together, quite honey-moonish. 1818 ‘T. Brown’ Bath I. v. 181 The indissoluble knot was tied. A week was spent in honeymoonish nonsense. 1919 H. K. Webster Thoroughbred v. 109 The thing sounded so absurdly sentimental and honeymoonish. 2010 K. Radish Hearts on String iv. 57 Nan is..decked out in red silk boxers and a lacy white top that appears rather honeymoonish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). honeymoonv. Brit. /ˈhʌnɪmuːn/, U.S. /ˈhəniˌmun/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: honeymoon n. Etymology: < honeymoon n. intransitive. To take a honeymoon; to spend one's honeymoon at, in, etc., a place. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [verb (intransitive)] > spend honeymoon honeymoon1821 1821 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. 135 How did I know but you were tourifying or honeymooning? 1828 J. Jekyll Let. 15 Dec. in Corr. (1894) 190 The Speaker and his bride..are honeymooning at Hastings. 1891 L. Clifford Love-lett. Worldly Woman 244 Some one offered us a country seat to honeymoon in, but we declined. 1936 N.Y. Woman 23 Sept. 48/2 Maxie and his bride were honeymooning in the block. 1983 Jet 31 Jan. 60/2 The couple says that they will not be honeymooning until later this year. 2010 Brides Sept. 265/2 Elizabeth Taylor honeymooned with six of her husbands at The Beverly Hills Hotel. Derivatives ˈhoneyˌmooning n. and adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > holiday-making or tourism > [noun] > type of holiday or tour grand tour1678 villegiature1740 villeggiatura1742 honeymoon1791 wedding visit1794 honeymooning1832 wedding tour1847 wedding trip1855 second honeymoon1872 tourette1881 weekending1886 package holiday1959 fly-cruise1968 ski pack1969 ecotour1973 package1977 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [adjective] > honeymoon honeymoonish1741 honeymoon-struck1786 honeymooning1832 1832 Keepsake 232 The period of honeymooning, as of mourning, having been much abridged in modern days. 1838 Penny Satirist 4 Aug. 4/1 My honeymooning (perhaps) companions looked remarkably foolish, and reddish. 1873 M. Collins Miranda III. 227 A honeymooning couple. 1908 L. C. Davidson Catherine of Bragança vi. 118 During those first few weeks of honeymooning, Charles could not have been more lover-like and devoted than he was. 1969 Ebony June 160/2 After the glamorous hustle and bustle of receptions and honeymooning is over, the time soon comes for the bride to tackle the job of keeping house. 2006 ‘L. Burana’ Try ix. 102 The honeymooning bride pulled up next to him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1546v.1821
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