Word Finder - courtship

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The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.

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The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage or other romantic relationship.

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Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy.

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Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse.

This courtship has been going on too long and you're getting bored.

There was nothing in Pierre's soul now at all like what had troubled it during his courtship of Helene.

Sir Francis Walsingham was born at Chislehurst, where his family had long flourished; Hever Castle was the seat of the Boleyns and the scene of the courtship of Anne Boleyn by Henry VIII.

Wasn't there supposed to be something between "nice to meet you" and "I love you" - like six months of courtship?

The star-crossed lovers play out their tragic courtship in the setting of a private fee paying school.

During courtship, each member of a couple is focused on the other.

High school sweethearts who married and then split up relive their courtship years, and sometimes reveal affairs.

Einhard married Emma, or Imma, a sister of Bernharius, bishop of Worms, and a tradition of the 12th century represented this lady as a daughter of Charlemagne, and invented a romantic story with regard to the courtship which deserves to be noticed as it frequently appears in literature.

Kepler's second courtship forms the subject of a highly characteristic letter addressed by him to Baron Stralendorf, in which he reviews the qualifications of eleven candidates for his hand, and explains the reasons which decided his choice in favour of a portionless orphan girl named Susanna Reutlinger.

The process of inauguration was commenced in the evening by the placing of the candidate under the care of two "esquires of honour grave and well seen in courtship and nurture and also in the feats of chivalry," who were to be " governors in all things relating to him."

It was composed during James's captivity in England and celebrates his courtship of Lady Jane Beaufort.

In the typical newts (Molge) of Europe, the males are adorned during the breeding season with bright colours and crests or other ornamental dermal appendages, and, resorting to the water, they engage in a lengthy courtship accompanied by lively evolutions around the females, near which they deposit their spermatozoa in bundles on a gelatinous mass, the spermatophore, probably secreted by the cloacal gland.

There was nothing suggestive about his demeanor, and the trust he had cultivated during their courtship was now paying off.

And so began a protracted courtship which dragged on for weeks, fraying the nerves of all connected with the club.

So far, I've found the courtship of Nicholas and Alix was a bit strange!

It took him slightly longer to marry his beloved Lois, a whirlwind courtship of three weeks.

I don't think I'd ever enter into a life long courtship with someone who didn't have a lot to teach me.

You might even want to enjoy some rather old-fashioned, simple courtship.

He then met my Grandmother with whom, after a brief courtship he set up house.

Goldsinny Other wrasse have a ritual courtship in which the male prepares a nest.

The three laboratories had previously discovered that fruitless is the master gene controlling the male fruit fly 's elaborate six-step courtship ritual.

Apart from courtship rituals the impact on us humans at this time is not too great.

The spawning tubercles play an important role in the courtship of the goldfish.

The only one of them perhaps which requires notice is Religious Courtship (1722), a curious series of dialogues displaying Defoe's unaffected religiosity, and at the same time the rather meddling intrusiveness with which he applied his religious notions.

Mrs Veal has been to some extent popularized by the work which it helped to sell; Religious Courtship and The Family Instructor had a vogue among the middle class until well into the 19th century, and The History of the Union was republished in 1786.

As people look back on the most memorable parts of the courtship and early years of marriage, invariably the small things begin to stand out.

Recently, Bass was seen at a party and the VH1 Big in '06 awards without Lehmkuhl, causing many to speculate that their courtship was over.

Celebrity couples can't escape the media's entitlement of the juicy gossip surrounding their courtship and marriage.

Her relationship with Armstrong received the most scrutiny in the press because their split after a two and a half year courtship was completely unexpected.

Their courtship began a little more than three years later and they were married after 18 months of dating.

After a whirlwind courtship, actor Renee Zellweger married country music star Kenny Chesney on May 9, 2005, in a romantic beach wedding.

It denotes a promise to be faithful to the other person and that the courtship is serious.

The dance is a playful courtship dance (as are many of the native dances) portraying the capture of a bird in a cage.

The dance movements are similar to many other cultural dances portraying courtship, with couples traveling in line of dance while they form various postures and smaller figures as a couple.

This genre includes elements of Spanish dances such as Flamenco and Bolero, as well as the courtship dances from the Renaissance.

Many fans of the dance form have their favorites, such as the courtship ritual popularly known as the "Mexican Hat Dance."

The Mexican Hat Dance includes a story of love and courtship that calls for it to be danced by adult couples in its traditional form.

Mexican dances focus on the joyful celebrations of life and are usually about love, courtship, and light-hearted topics.

The romantic tale of their courtship is Roman in origin and the early Greeks did not mention Psyche.

After Brad's infamous break-up with Aniston and his scandalous courtship with Angelina Jolie, his look went drastic when he opted for a low-fuss buzzed cut.

After a long courtship, Gwen and Gavin married in September 2002.

Born in 1961, Princess Diana gained worldwide fame during her courtship, engagement and subsequent marriage to His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales.

Others, on the other hand, hearken back to formal arcane rules of courtship.

The idea of courtship in relationships goes back hundreds of years.

Jane Austen refers to courtship as the time after the engagement has been announced and approved, but before the wedding takes place.

Between the two of you, however, you may not want the sort of affectionate behavior that characterized courtship to be a thing of the past.

To keep the feeling of courtship in relationships alive, remember what made that time so special to begin with.

Remember the times you set aside to focus on each other during courtship, and try to do the same further down the line.

The couples who have been together for years and still maintain a feel of courtship in relationships are the ones who really listen to each other.

During the first month or so of our courtship, he was attentive, he called once a day just to say hi and he took me on some beautiful dates.