courtship
the wooing of one person by another.
the period during which such wooing takes place.
solicitation of favors, applause, etc.
Ethology. behavior in animals that occurs before and during mating, often including elaborate displays.
Obsolete. courtly behavior; courtesy; gallantry.
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How to use courtship in a sentence
My first love went to art school, and early in our courtship he invited me to a student show of his photography.
In this recording, a male superb lyrebird ends its complicated courtship song and dance with an uncanny imitation of a raucous mobbing flock.
A single male lyrebird can mimic the sound of an entire flock | Jake Buehler | February 25, 2021 | Science NewsI can still enjoy the romance, root for the protagonists, celebrate the courtships.
How ‘Bridgerton’ flipped the script on ‘The Duke and I’ | Vanessa Riley | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostThey would mount others and display courtship behaviors exactly like a male would.
Catherine Dulac Finds Brain Circuitry Behind Sex-Specific Behaviors | Claudia Dreifus | December 14, 2020 | Quanta MagazineAs we read these letters, which cover the couple’s early courtship, from 1941 to 1945, we can look for clues as to what went wrong — though the details are notably one-sided.
What Kurt Vonnegut’s rapturous love letters reveal about him as a writer — and husband | Susan Keselenko Coll | December 3, 2020 | Washington Post
Everyone showed lots of skin and courtship perfumed the air.
They married on December 19, 2013 after a romantic “Walt Disney” kind of courtship, they both said.
However, the Republican base will be far less forgiving of Paul for his criticism of police policy and his courtship of Sharpton.
One of the lefties she met was a sociology instructor named Philip Rieff, whom she married after a 10-day courtship.
What made for an intoxicating courtship, however, resulted in a troubled marriage.
There is no dramme of manhood to suspect,On such thin ayrie circumstance as thisMeere complement and courtship.
The Fatal Dowry | Philip MassingerI was riding by the ranch of Mr. Blank, who had wooed and won our cook after a courtship that was as brief as it was fervid.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe CarteretWell, being safe again, he was a devoted lover again, and he must get on with his courtship.
Overland | John William De ForestThere was nothing romantic in the courtship, but at the same time it was far from commonplace.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksThe girl "falls in love" with some one, and the courtship begins.
As A Chinaman Saw Us | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for courtship
/ (ˈkɔːtʃɪp) /
the act, period, or art of seeking the love of someone with intent to marry
the seeking or soliciting of favours
obsolete courtly behaviour
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