HONEYMOON WORD ORIGINS
What is the origin of the word HONEYMOON ?
The Oxford English Dictionary offers no etymology at all, but dates the word back to the 16th century:
“ The first month after marriage, when there is nothing but tenderness and pleasure” (Samuel Johnson); originally having no reference to the period of a month, but comparing the mutual affection of newly-married persons to the changing moon which is no sooner full than it begins to wane; now, usually, the holiday spent together by a newly-married couple, before settling down at home.
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