Crossword-Solution: COURTSHIP
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Courtship | n. | The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor. |
| Courtship | n. | The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage. |
| Courtship | n. | Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy. |
| Courtship | n. | Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse. |
We have 19 clues for the answer “COURTSHIP”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Wooing period | 1 answer |
| Suitor.s heyday | 1 answer |
| Period of wooing | 1 answer |
| Matrimony prelude | 1 answer |
| Engagement precursor | 1 answer |
| "The ___ of Miles Standish" | 1 answer |
| "The _____ of Eddie's Father" | 1 answer |
| Boat for judges? | 1 answer |
| wooing | 2 answers |
| Suitor's activity | 2 answers |
| COURTING of intended wife | 2 answers |
| WOOING of intended wife | 2 answers |
| Part 2 of today's quote | 20 answers |
| Romance | 26 answers |
| amour | 53 answers |
| Suit | 70 answers |
| ATTENTION ___ | 74 answers |
| MEANS of communication | 81 answers |
| Address | 92 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETEAR
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greedy person
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Sentences with COURTSHIP (5)
Now loosen my hand; I will, indeed I will wear it to-night.” “And it shall be the beginning of a pleasant secret courtship of six years, with a wedding at the end?” “It must be, I suppose, since you will have it so!” she said, fairly beaten into non-resistance.
Then suddenly that love, that devotion, which throughout his courtship she had looked upon as the slavish fidelity of a dog, seemed to vanish completely.
But ah! united, (_courtship_, you know,) what reverse we have! Man’s boasted power and freedom, all are flown.
But why should she keep them out of sight, and what were the ends that she proposed to serve by this uncomfortable perversity? Bernard wondered whether she were fond of her husband, and he heard it intimated by several good people in New York who had had some observation of the courtship, that she had married him for his money.
Such solitary walks and scenes as that witnessed by Smith in the summer-house were frequent, but he courted her so intangibly that to any but such a delicate perception as Elfride’s it would have appeared no courtship at all.
Quotes with COURTSHIP (3)
It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations.
My love affair with (him) had a wonderful element of romance to it, which I will always cherish. But it was not an infatuation, and here’s how I can tell: because I did not demand that he become my Great Emancipator or my Source of All Life, nor did I immediately vanish into that man’s chest cavity like a twisted, unrecognizable, parasitical homonculus. During our long period of courtship, I remained intact within my own personality, and I allowed myself to meet (him) for who he was.
You think fairy tales are only for girls? Here’s a hint — ask yourself who wrote them. I assure you, it wasn’t just the women. It’s the great male fantasy — all it takes is one dance to know that she’s the one. All it takes is the sound of her song from the tower, or a look at her sleeping face. And right away you know — this is the girl in your head, sleeping or dancing or singing in front of you. Yes, girls want their princes, but boys want their princesses just as much. An…
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Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY.
Used 9 times in crossword archives (1999–2014).