Traditionally, men were expected to take the lead in courtship.
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Courtship
//ˈkɔːt.ʃɪp//
Synonyms for "courtship" (6 found)
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62 translations across 32 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- μνηστεία noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Belarusian
2 entries- жаніха́нне noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- заляца́нне noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Bulgarian
1 entries- уха́жване noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 求愛 /求爱 noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Czech
3 entries- dvoření noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- namlouvání noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- námluvy noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Erzya
1 entries- той noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Esperanto
2 entries- amindumado noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- amindumo noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Finnish
2 entries- kosiskelu noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- riiuu noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
French
1 entries- cour noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
German
3 entries- Brautwerbung noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- Freien noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- Liebeswerben noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Hungarian
1 entries- udvarlás noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Irish
2 entries- cúirtéireacht noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- suirí noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Italian
2 entries- corteggiamento noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- corteggio noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Japanese
1 entries- 求愛 noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Kazakh
1 entries- құдалық noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Korean
1 entries- 구애 noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Macedonian
1 entries- додвору́вање noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Māori
3 entries- mātorohanga noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- whakai noun (period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage)
- whakaipotanga noun (period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage)
Polish
2 entries- konkury noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- zaloty noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Portuguese
2 entries- corte noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- cortejo noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Romanian
1 entries- curte noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Russian
1 entries- уха́живание noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- leannanachd noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- hofiranje noun (period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage)
- udvárānje noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- udvárānje noun (period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage)
- udvárānje noun (behaviour exhibited by a male animal to attract a mate)
Sicilian
2 entries- nzurtari noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- scummàttiri noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Slovak
1 entries- dvorenie noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Slovene
1 entries- dvorjenje noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Spanish
1 entries- cortejo noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Swedish
1 entries- uppvaktning noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Tagalog
1 entries- panliligaw noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Ukrainian
3 entries- жениха́ння noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- залиця́ння noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
- зальо́ти noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Vietnamese
4 entries- hành vi tán tỉnh noun (behaviour exhibited by a male animal to attract a mate)
- hành vi ve vãn noun (behaviour exhibited by a male animal to attract a mate)
- sự nịnh nọt noun (act of trying to solicit a favour or support from someone)
- sự tán tỉnh noun (act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
The long distance courtship is the most concrete proof of love from one person to another, it being true to your loved one or beloved.
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The European polecat is sometimes called a skunk because it emits a skunk-like odor when threatened or during courtship.
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Their whirlwind courtship quickly led to marriage.
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