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- [kawrt, kohrt]
- /kɔrt, koʊrt/
- /kɔːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawrt, kohrt]
- /kɔrt, koʊrt/
Definitions of courted word
- noun courted Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly. 1
- noun courted an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely surrounded by buildings, walls, etc. 1
- noun courted a high interior usually having a glass roof and surrounded by several stories of galleries or the like. 1
- noun courted Chiefly Irish. a stately dwelling. 1
- noun courted a short street. 1
- noun courted a smooth, level quadrangle on which to play tennis, basketball, etc. 1
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Origin of courted
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English co(u)rt < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin cohort- (stem of cohors) farmyard; see cohort
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Parts of speech for Courted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
courted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
courted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for courted
verb courted
- dated — Dated things seem old-fashioned, although they may once have been fashionable or modern.
- saw — a sententious saying; maxim; proverb: He could muster an old saw for every occasion.
- attracted — feeling a pleasing, alluring, or fascinating influence from someone or something
- charmed — A charmed place, time, or situation is one that is very beautiful or pleasant, and seems slightly separate from the real world or real life.
- cultivated — If you describe someone as cultivated, you mean they are well educated and have good manners.
noun courted
- closed — A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside.
- cloistered — If you have a cloistered way of life, you live quietly and are not involved in the normal busy life of the world around you.
- compassed — Simple past tense and past participle of compass.
- castled — like a castle in construction; castellated
- staffed — a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
Antonyms for courted
verb courted
- shunned — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
- condemned — A condemned man or woman is going to be executed.
- denied — to withhold something from, or refuse to grant a request of: to deny a beggar.
- displeased — to incur the dissatisfaction, dislike, or disapproval of; offend; annoy: His reply displeased the judge.
- ignored — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
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