wooing – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
wooing
n.
courting; courtship
woo
v.
court; run after; ask for, look for; bring upon oneself; persuade
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. During 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.
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
Wooing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Woo
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
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
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
