COURTING Synonyms
There are 23 hypernyms of the word courting. (close relations)
Definition of COURTING
Best Alternative Words for COURTING
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beseeching | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • begging | ||||||||
captivating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • capturing interest as if by a spell | ||||||||
charming | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • pleasing or delighting • possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers | ||||||||
dating | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens | ||||||||
enticing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire | ||||||||
flirting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest | ||||||||
pursuing | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit | ||||||||
wooing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | ||||||||
chasing | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture • United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873) • a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time verb • go after with the intent to catch • pursue someone sexually or romantically • cut a groove into • cut a furrow into a columns | ||||||||
gallanting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • To attend or wait on (a lady). • To handle with grace or in a modish manner. | ||||||||
romancing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • relating to languages derived from Latin noun • the group of languages derived from Latin • a relationship between two lovers • an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) • a story dealing with love • a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life verb • make amorous advances towards • have a love affair with • talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions • tell romantic or exaggerated lies | ||||||||
sparking | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a momentary flash of light • Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) • merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance • electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field • a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger • a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction verb • put in motion or move to act • emit or produce sparks | ||||||||
romance | nounn | |||||||
adjective • relating to languages derived from Latin noun • the group of languages derived from Latin • a relationship between two lovers • an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure) • a story dealing with love • a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life verb • make amorous advances towards • have a love affair with • talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions • tell romantic or exaggerated lies | ||||||||
solicit | verbv | |||||||
verb • make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently • make amorous advances towards • approach with an offer of sexual favors • incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination • make a solicitation or petition for something desired | ||||||||
charm | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates • a verbal formula believed to have magical force • something believed to bring good luck • (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks verb • attract; cause to be enamored • control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft • protect through supernatural powers or charms • induce into action by using one's charm | ||||||||
entrance | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that provides access (to get in or get out) • a movement into or inward • the act of entering verb • attract; cause to be enamored • put into a trance | ||||||||
woo | verbv | |||||||
verb • seek someone's favor • make amorous advances towards | ||||||||
royal court | nounn | |||||||
noun • the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince • the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state | ||||||||
courtroom | nounn | |||||||
noun • a room in which a law court sits | ||||||||
courtyard | nounn | |||||||
noun • an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | ||||||||