Meaning of "honeymoon" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HONEYMOON

Traditionally explained as an allusion to the feelings of married couples as changing with the phases of the moon.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HONEYMOON

honeymoon  [ˈhʌnɪˌmuːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HONEYMOON

Honeymoon is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb honeymoon in English.

WHAT DOES HONEYMOON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Honeymoon

A honeymoon is the traditional holiday taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage in intimacy and seclusion. Today, honeymoons by Westerners are often celebrated in destinations considered exotic and/or romantic.

Definition of honeymoon in the English dictionary

The first definition of honeymoon in the dictionary is a holiday taken by a newly married couple. Other definition of honeymoon is a holiday considered to resemble a honeymoon. Honeymoon is also the early, usually calm period of a relationship, such as a political or business one.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HONEYMOON

PRESENT

Present

I honeymoon

you honeymoon

he/she/it honeymoons

we honeymoon

you honeymoon

they honeymoon

Present continuous

I am honeymooning

you are honeymooning

he/she/it is honeymooning

we are honeymooning

you are honeymooning

they are honeymooning

Present perfect

I have honeymooned

you have honeymooned

he/she/it has honeymooned

we have honeymooned

you have honeymooned

they have honeymooned

Present perfect continuous

I have been honeymooning

you have been honeymooning

he/she/it has been honeymooning

we have been honeymooning

you have been honeymooning

they have been honeymooning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I honeymooned

you honeymooned

he/she/it honeymooned

we honeymooned

you honeymooned

they honeymooned

Past continuous

I was honeymooning

you were honeymooning

he/she/it was honeymooning

we were honeymooning

you were honeymooning

they were honeymooning

Past perfect

I had honeymooned

you had honeymooned

he/she/it had honeymooned

we had honeymooned

you had honeymooned

they had honeymooned

Past perfect continuous

I had been honeymooning

you had been honeymooning

he/she/it had been honeymooning

we had been honeymooning

you had been honeymooning

they had been honeymooning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will honeymoon

you will honeymoon

he/she/it will honeymoon

we will honeymoon

you will honeymoon

they will honeymoon

Future continuous

I will be honeymooning

you will be honeymooning

he/she/it will be honeymooning

we will be honeymooning

you will be honeymooning

they will be honeymooning

Future perfect

I will have honeymooned

you will have honeymooned

he/she/it will have honeymooned

we will have honeymooned

you will have honeymooned

they will have honeymooned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been honeymooning

you will have been honeymooning

he/she/it will have been honeymooning

we will have been honeymooning

you will have been honeymooning

they will have been honeymooning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would honeymoon

you would honeymoon

he/she/it would honeymoon

we would honeymoon

you would honeymoon

they would honeymoon

Conditional continuous

I would be honeymooning

you would be honeymooning

he/she/it would be honeymooning

we would be honeymooning

you would be honeymooning

they would be honeymooning

Conditional perfect

I would have honeymoon

you would have honeymoon

he/she/it would have honeymoon

we would have honeymoon

you would have honeymoon

they would have honeymoon

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been honeymooning

you would have been honeymooning

he/she/it would have been honeymooning

we would have been honeymooning

you would have been honeymooning

they would have been honeymooning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you honeymoon
we let´s honeymoon
you honeymoon

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to honeymoon

Past participle

honeymooned

Present Participle

honeymooning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF HONEYMOON

Find out the translation of honeymoon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of honeymoon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «honeymoon» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 蜜月
• Translator English - Spanish: luna de miel
• English: honeymoon
• Translator English - Hindi: हनीमून
• Translator English - Arabic: شَهْرُ العَسَل
• Translator English - Russian: медовый месяц
• Translator English - Portuguese: lua de mel
• Translator English - Bengali: honeymonth
• Translator English - French: lune de miel
• Translator English - Malay: Bulan madu
• Translator English - German: Flitterwochen
• Translator English - Japanese: ハネムーン
• Translator English - Korean: 신혼 여행
• Translator English - Javanese: Honeymonth
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tuần trăng mật
• Translator English - Tamil: honeymonth
• Translator English - Marathi: मधमाशी
• Translator English - Turkish: honeymonth
• Translator English - Italian: luna di miele
• Translator English - Polish: miesiąc miodowy
• Translator English - Ukrainian: медовий місяць
• Translator English - Romanian: lună de miere
• Translator English - Greek: μήνας του μέλιτος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: honeymoon
• Translator English - Swedish: smekmånad
• Translator English - Norwegian: bryllupsreise

10 QUOTES WITH «HONEYMOON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word honeymoon.

1

Sean Astin

My wife is very patient. On our honeymoon in 1992, we got a motor home and drove from L.A. to Idaho and then down the coast. I was running a lot, then so she would drop me off, drive six miles, park and wait for me.

2

Catherine Bell

I love England though; I've been back a few times and just love it. My favorite thing to do there is going to museums and all the castles. Oh, and my husband and I went mountain biking across England on our honeymoon!

3

Seamus Dever

My wife Juliana and I first saw Eurovision while on our honeymoon in Greece in 2006, and we were amazed by it. They basically recreate a music video onstage, and pyro cannons, LED video screens, background dancers, fireworks, costume changes, and wind machines are their tools.

4

Diane von Furstenberg

Go to a place where you're not going to be stressed, because a honeymoon itself can be a stressful thing.

5

Evelyn Glennie

My first real foreign holiday was my honeymoon 20 years ago, and we went to Bali. It was particularly special for that reason, I enjoyed it very much - I had packed music scores and a practice drum pad, suspecting that I would be completely bored, but actually they remained in my case.

6

Jasmine Guinness

I always dreamt that I would marry in the Piazza Del Campo in Siena and go on my honeymoon down the Amazon, up the Nile, on a gallop through the pyramids, to Nepal and Kerala, on a safari and finally to Lake Titicaca in Peru.

7

Bill Hader

My wife and I were on our honeymoon in Turks and Caicos, in the middle of nowhere, and I'm sitting on this deserted beach, and I see one lone person walking along the shore. He walks right up to me and says, 'I love 'Laser Cats,' and then just walks away.

8

Fergus Henderson

A pig's trotter is a fantastic thing. The first night of my honeymoon in Paris, my wife fell asleep in her steak tartare, so my trotter kept me company.

9

John Hickenlooper

From my subjective position, there was no honeymoon.

10

John Hickenlooper

Especially during the first nine months, there was so much going on with trying to hire 55 people to run the city, it was hard to imagine any honeymoon.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HONEYMOON»

Discover the use of honeymoon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to honeymoon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Death by Honeymoon (Book #1 in the Caribbean Murder series):

Cindy and Clint are enjoying their honeymoon when paradise quickly turns into hell.

Jaden Skye, 2011

Honeymoon

How does it feel to be desired by every man and envied by every woman? Wonderful. This is the life Nora Sinclair has dreamed about, the life she's worked hard for, the life she will never give up. Meet Nora Sinclair.

James Patterson, Howard Roughan, 2005

The Honeymoon Effect: The Science of Creating Heaven on Earth

Argues that couples can use a knowledge of quantum physics, biochemistry, and psychology to create and maintain an intense loving relationship with their partner, similar to feelings experienced on a honeymoon.

Bruce H. Lipton, 2013

Honeymoon

Feeling overwhelmed by the emptiness in his life, a documentary movie maker abandons his wife and career for a solitary existence in a Parisian suburb, where he develops an obsessive longing for someone he met briefly twenty years earlier

Patrick Modiano, 1995

Second Honeymoon

FBI agent John O'Hara receives a call from a man desperate for his help.

James Patterson, Howard Roughan, 2014

Honeymoon with My Brother: A Memoir

This is the true story of Franz Wisner, a man who thought he had it all- a high profile career and the fiancée of his dreams- when suddenly, his life turned upside down.

Franz Wisner, 2007

Second Honeymoon -- Free Preview -- The First 16 Chapters

SECOND HONEYMOON is James Patterson's most mesmerizing, most exciting, and most surprising thriller ever.

James Patterson, Howard Roughan, 2013

After the Honeymoon: How Conflict Can Improve Your Relationship

After the honeymoon.

Daniel B. Wile, 2008

101 Top Honeymoon Destinations

No matter what kind of honeymoon you're looking for, wedded bliss begins here! It's the perfect book for every bride-to-be!

Elizabeth Borsting

Honeymoon

HONEYMOON. Ellen James TORONTO • NEW YORK • LONDON AMSTERDAM • PARIS • SYDNEY • HAMBURG STOCKHOLM • ATHENS • TOKYO • MILAN • MADRID PRAGUE • WARSAW • BUDAPEST • AUCKLAND CHAPTER ONE ...

Ellen James, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HONEYMOON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term honeymoon is used in the context of the following news items.

To Italy with love on idyllic honeymoon | The Seattle Times

And two years later, we finally got around to planning our honeymoon. I hadn't yet started the diamond floor, but I suggested we recreate the ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»

What is Honeymoon Israel? - Newsmax.com

Honeymoon Israel offers the chance for couples to spend nine days in Israel for a fraction of the cost. The organization estimates the cost at ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher continue to enjoy their honeymoon in …

Spot the newlyweds: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher stopped to take a picture with fans during their honeymoon stop at Napa Valley's Vineyard ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Bigamist let second wife pay for wedding and honeymoon - then …

A bigamist let his second wife pay for their wedding, reception and honeymoon - then married his third before divorcing her. Simon Keeton ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

'Duck Dynasty's John Luke Robertson and Wife Share Photos from …

Immediately after their wedding, the couple flew to Australia for their honeymoon, and recently shared several stunning photos of their getaway ... «Gospel Herald, Jul 15»

Melbourne couple on honeymoon caught up in Athens chaos - 3AW

Riot police try to avoid petrol bombs during clashes with anti-austerity protesters in Athens. Photo: AP. A Melbourne woman honeymooning in ... «3AW, Jul 15»

Discover These Stunning Honeymoon Destinations - Her.ie

St. Lucia has been hailed as one of the top honeymoon destinations in the world. The cluster of islands in the Caribbean boast a number of remote islets, hot ... «Her.ie, Jul 15»

Nicky Hilton and James Rothschild Encounter Elephant while on …

Newlyweds Nicky Hilton and James Rothschild is spending their honeymoon on safari with elephants, says a report from Bravo. The happy ... «Realty Today, Jul 15»

Where Did James Rothschild & Nicky Hilton Go For Their … - Bustle

As you can see below, Hilton and Rothschild are on their honeymoon with elephants and I couldn't be more envious. Spending time in Africa is ... «Bustle, Jul 15»

Newlyweds MP Isaac Mwaura and wife Mukami's Bali honeymoon in …

Looks like we have another romantic couple in town as newlyweds MP Isaac Mwaura and wife Mukami share their honeymoon photo. The love ... «SDE Entertainment News, Jul 15»