wooing
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wooing
n. courting; courtship
 
woo
v. court; run after; ask for, look for; bring upon oneself; persuade

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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. In 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. Within many western societies, these distinct gender roles have lost some of their importance and rigidity. It is now common in younger generations for females to both initiate relationships and to propose marriage.

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wooing

Noun
1. a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship"
(synonym) courtship, courting, suit
(hypernym) entreaty, prayer, appeal
(hyponym) bundling
(derivation) woo, court, romance, solicit

 
woo

Verb
1. seek someone's favor; "China is wooing Russia"
(synonym) court
(derivation) suitor, suer, wooer
2. make amorous advances towards; "John is courting Mary"
(synonym) court, romance, solicit
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) chase, chase after
(derivation) suitor, suer, wooer


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Wooing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Woo
  

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wooing
Synonyms and related words:
addresses, agacerie, allure, allurement, amorous pursuit, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, beguilement, beguiling, bewitchery, bewitchment, blandishment, cajolery, canvass, captivation, charisma, charm, charmingness, come-hither, court, courting, enchantment, enthrallment, enticement, entrapment, fascination, flirtation, forbidden fruit, gallantry, glamour, inducement, interest, inveiglement, invitation, magnetism, seducement, seduction, seductiveness, serenade, sex appeal, snaring, solicitation, suing, suit, tantalization, temptation, winning ways, winsomeness, witchery
  

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