[
UK
/kˈɔːtʃɪp/
]
[ US /ˈkɔɹˌtʃɪp/ ]
[ US /ˈkɔɹˌtʃɪp/ ]
NOUN
-
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
How To Use courtship In A Sentence
- Scepticism failed to save her from scenting danger in the ardent courtship of a rich young Philadelphian.
- This may be due to the cheetah's prolonged courtship behavior, which requires extensive territory.
- The courtship rituals of cranes are elaborate: paired birds spread their wings and leap repeatedly into the air while calling.
- Highly romantic courtships don't guarantee living happily ever after, but they are associated with a longer road to divorce.
- A more light-minded woman than Anna Reynolds might have swooned at the romance of this troubled courtship.
- Formation of pair bonds begins in October with courtship displays continuing until mating takes place, usually in March.
- These results indicate that male fruit flies adaptively refine their courtship behavior with experience.
- Nuptial gifts provided by males during courtship or mating can influence female mating preference.
- She had begun to realize, to get a hint of what was going on, that perhaps she was witnessing an obverse courtship. DANSVILLE
- Second, fruitless-bearing males elicit and are receptive to courtship from other males, which nonmutant males reject. Homosexuality and Biology