Synonyms for courtship
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : kawrt-ship, kohrt- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔrt ʃɪp, ˈkoʊrt- |
Définition of courtship
Origin :- 1570s, "behavior of a courtier," from court (n.) + -ship. Meaning "paying court to a woman with intention of marriage" is from 1590s.
- noun dating, romance
- In the third act the courtship of Ferdinand and Miranda is pretty, but hardly more.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- I should have a third, but she is surrounded by the blandishments of flattery and courtship.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- There is no need for me to dwell upon the history of this courtship.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- Refining the courtship, raillery, and conversation of plays!
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 » by Various
- Let us take one example—the courtship of the Argus pheasant.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
- He had lied to himself throughout his courtship but was most innocent of the offence.
- Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
- But the courtship, such as it was, appears to have been long, and the effects of the loss indelible.
- Extract from : « Sir Walter Scott » by George Saintsbury
- Even in broad daylight, they frisked and quarrelled, in courtship and rivalry.
- Extract from : « Creatures of the Night » by Alfred W. Rees
- But after her courtship and marriage, she was too apt to bring in her husband.
- Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 » by Various
- From a courtship and a marriage in peasant life we may turn to a death and a burial.
- Extract from : « Russian Fairy Tales » by W. R. S. Ralston
Antonyms for courtship
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