Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

honeymoonlight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hon-ey-moon-light
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The atmosphere of a honeymoon.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Dancing in the honeymoonlight which bathes the poem, the Owl and the Pussy-cat more wistfully, but less pessimistically, get on terms with another Victorian classic, Matthew Arnold's 'Dover Beach'. Arnold's is also a seaside honeymoon poem, his newlyweds watch 'ignorant armies clash by night' instead of dancing by the light of the moon."
"When her husband joins her / for breakfast, she smiles / the guilty smile of the unfaithful. / Yet does she notice / that the honeymoonlight / has left a few blonde hairs / clinging to his shoulder?"

Etymology

Blend of honeymoon + moonlight.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does honeymoonlight mean?: The atmosphere of a honeymoon.
Where does honeymoonlight come from?: Blend of honeymoon + moonlight.

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