NOUN | communication | courtship, wooing, courting, suit | a man's courting of a woman |
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Sounds | kao'rchih.p | |
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Rhymes | acquaintanceship ... zip / ZIP: 103 rhymes with ihp... |
Meaning | A man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage). | |
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Example | "its was a brief and intense courtship" | |
Synonyms | wooing, courting, suit | |
Narrower | bundling | A onetime custom during courtship of unmarried couples occupying the same bed without undressing |
Broader | entreaty, prayer, appeal | earnest or urgent request |
Spanish | cortejo, festejo, galanteo | |
Catalan | festeig, galanteig |
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