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At 14 I discovered girls. At that time dancing was the only way you could put your arm around the girl. Dancing was courtship.
Gene Kelly

Meaning of "courtship" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COURTSHIP

courtship  [ˈkɔːtʃɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COURTSHIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Courtship is 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.

WHAT DOES COURTSHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

courtship

Courtship

Courtship is the period in a couple's relationship which precedes their engagement and marriage, or establishment of an agreed relationship of a more enduring kind. During courtship, a couple get to know each other and decide if there will be an engagement or other such agreement. A courtship may be an informal and private matter between two people or may be a public affair, or a formal arrangement with family approval. Traditionally, in the case of a formal engagement, it has been perceived that it is the role of a male to actively "court" or "woo" a female, thus encouraging her to understand him and her receptiveness to a proposal of marriage.

Definition of courtship in the English dictionary

The first definition of courtship in the dictionary is the act, period, or art of seeking the love of someone with intent to marry. Other definition of courtship is the seeking or soliciting of favours. Courtship is also courtly behaviour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COURTSHIP


abbotship
ˈæbətʃɪp
accountantship
əˈkaʊntəntʃɪp
assistantship
əˈsɪstəntʃɪp
associateship
əˈsəʊsɪətʃɪp
athwartship
əˈθwɔːtʃɪp
biochip
ˈbaɪəˌtʃɪp
blue-chip
ˌbluːˈtʃɪp
chip
tʃɪp
mateship
ˈmeɪtʃɪp
microchip
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌtʃɪp
poetship
ˈpəʊɪtʃɪp
prelateship
ˈprelətʃɪp
primateship
ˈpraɪmeɪtʃɪp
regentship
ˈriːdʒəntʃɪp
sergeantship
ˈsɑːdʒəntʃɪp
SIMM
ˈsɪmtʃɪp
studentship
ˈstjuːdəntʃɪp
surrogateship
ˈsʌrəɡətʃɪp
thwartship
ˈθwɔːtʃɪp
woodchip
ˈwʊdtʃɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COURTSHIP

courthouse
courtier
courtierism
courtierlike
courtierly
courting couple
courtlet
courtlier
courtliest
courtlike
courtliness
courtling
courtly
courtly love
Courtrai
courtroom
courts martial
courtship display
courtside
courtyard

WORDS THAT END LIKE COURTSHIP

archpriestship
arhatship
cadetship
clientship
commandantship
consultantship
countship
leadership
lieutenantship
lightship
peatship
postulantship
prefectship
presidentship
priestship
prophetship
provostship
residentship
saintship
truantship
viscountship

Synonyms and antonyms of courtship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COURTSHIP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «courtship» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of courtship

Translation of «courtship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COURTSHIP

Find out the translation of courtship to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of courtship from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «courtship» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

求爱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cortejo
570 millions of speakers

English

courtship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रेमालाप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المغازلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ухаживание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

namoro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পূর্বরাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pacaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brautwerbung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

求愛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구애
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pacaran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trêu gẹo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெண்தேடிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रियाराधन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corteggiamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zaloty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

залицяння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ερωτοτροπία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hofmakery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppvaktning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frieri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of courtship

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COURTSHIP»

The term «courtship» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.991 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COURTSHIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «courtship» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «courtship» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about courtship

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10 QUOTES WITH «COURTSHIP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word courtship.
1
Marcel Achard
The bedfellows politics made are never strange. It only seems that way to those who have not watched the courtship.
2
Ozwald Boateng
I haven't been to a job interview since I was 16 years old. When I was approached by Givenchy it was more like a courtship.
3
Raymond Burr
So far, I haven't met anyone, and with an average fifteen-hour workday schedule, I hardly think it's probable... For the sake of my making my point, however, let's stretch our imagination and believe that the damn girl does exist. When would we go through the period of courtship, which is very important to a woman, especially - and to marriage?
4
John Bytheway
While I am aware of no counsel on whether kissing should be reserved only for post-mission dating or courtship, I am aware of plenty of counsel concerning honesty in our actions and treating others with respect and kindness. Casual attitudes about expressions of affection such as kissing can cause much grief and heartache.
5
William Congreve
Courtship is to marriage, as a very witty prologue to a very dull play.
6
Sarah Fielding
Flattery in courtship is the highest insolence, for whilst it pretends to bestow on you more than you deserve, it is watching an opportunity to take from you what you really have.
7
Peter R. Grant
Males transmit signals in courtship through behavioral displays.
8
Peter R. Grant
Plumage features constitute a major component of courtship signals.
9
Peter R. Grant
Almost nothing is known from hybridization studies about the inheritance of courtship behavior of females, or of their responsiveness to particular male signals.
10
Gene Kelly
At 14 I discovered girls. At that time dancing was the only way you could put your arm around the girl. Dancing was courtship.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COURTSHIP»

Discover the use of courtship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to courtship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship
Story Behind the Book “I wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye to challenge singles to drop the worldly approach to serial dating and reconsider the way they pursued romance in light of God’s Word.
Joshua Harris, 2009
2
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage
**Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature** In these stories lives come into focus through single events or sudden memories which bring the past bubbling to the surface.
Alice Munro, 2013
3
Courtship
This fascinating volume focuses on courtship, paying particular attention to the differences between relationship and courtship development and deterioration.
Rodney M. Cate, Sally A. Lloyd, 1992
4
Courtship and Constraint: Rethinking the Making of Marriage ...
The first study of early modern English courtship as a subject in its own right.
Diana O'Hara, 2002
5
Courtship After Marriage: Romance Can Last a Lifetime
Whether you have been married two years, fifty years, or anywhere in between, this book offers couples commonsense advice on how to keep romance alive in their relationships.
Zig Ziglar, 2004
6
Courtship, Illegitimacy, and Marriage in Early Modern England
A study of illegitimacy in England between 1538 and 1754, this text assembles data from over 500 parishes across the country, providing a detailed reconstruction of the lives and marital histories of the women and men who had children, both ...
Richard Adair, 1996
7
A Courtship After Marriage: Sexuality and Love in Mexican ...
Such changes are part of a larger transformation explored in this book, a richly detailed ethnographic study of generational and migration-related redefinitions of gender, marriage, and sexuality in rural Mexico and among Mexicans in ...
Jennifer S. Hirsch, 2003
8
Courtship
A collection of five one-act plays all dealing with desire in our apocalyptic times.
Horton Foote, 1984
9
Courtship and Marriage in Victorian England
This book examines the popular publications of the Victorian period, illuminating the intricacies of courtship and marriage from the differing perspectives of the working, middle, and upper classes.
Jennifer Phegley, 2011
10
Elizabethan Women and the Poetry of Courtship
This 1999 book offers an original study of lyric form and social custom in the Elizabethan age. Ilona Bell explores the tendency of Elizabethan love poems not only to represent an amorous thought, but to conduct the courtship itself.
Ilona Bell, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COURTSHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term courtship is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Israel's Courtship of African Countries: An Emotional Thing
Israel's courtship of Africa dates back to 1902 when, redolent of melodrama, Theodor Herzl lamented the lot of the African, “the objects of ... «Foreign Policy Journal, Jul 15»
2
Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput's courtship, engagement and …
Yesterday, Shahid Kapoor broke a million of female hearts, as he got married to Delhi-ite Mira Rajput. Going against Bollywood traditions, ... «Bollywood Life, Jul 15»
3
Courtship by correspondence: love letters and romance in the time …
"Courtship by correspondence" is how Ann described it. Brian's letters would arrive stamped from far-flung ports he had visited on his travels, ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
4
Great Events in British History: A Troublesome Courtship - The …
british-slang-dictionary-cover Check out Anglotopia's Dictionary of British Slang - Your Complete Guide to over 1,000 British Slang Words and ... «Anglotopia.net, Jul 15»
5
Monsanto's courtship of Syngenta has chemistry
On the mid-1970s, southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth, we viewed Monsanto Co.'s new, systemic weed killer, Roundup, as a miracle cure to ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Jul 15»
6
Basic principles to a good courtship
Young man, you want the best out of the girl you are dating. Here are some moot points on bagging a well principled lassie that will make you a ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
7
DEALTALK-M&A on the way as Italy's popolari pursue courtship
At the heart of this financial courtship, played out against a backdrop of personal rivalries and competing regional loyalties, is the desire to ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
8
The Switch: Client-agency courtship should be a daily thing
The courtship is likely to last a while so that the parties may get to know ... In adland, courtship takes a different form and the balance of power is ... «MarkLives.com, Jul 15»
9
Tasha Kheiriddin: Report on Thomas Mulcair's Tory courtship shows …
Poor Tom Mulcair. He finally achieves front-runner status, something no federal NDP leader has done before, and promptly learns that once ... «National Post, Jul 15»
10
Tweet him goodbye? Lakers' courtship of Aldridge cools
In the wake of reports that LaMarcus Aldridge will not be signing with the Los Angeles Lakers after their meeting with the free-agent power ... «ESPN, Jul 15»

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