courtship vs appeal

appeal vs courtship

courtship and appeal both are nouns.

courtship is not a verb while appeal is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
courtship	Yes	No	No	No
appeal	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, appeal is a hypernym of courtship; that is, appeal is a word with a broader meaning than courtship:

courtship: a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
appeal: earnest or urgent request

Other hypernyms of courtship include entreaty, prayer.

courtship (noun)	appeal (noun)
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)	(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a new trial
	attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
	earnest or urgent request
	request for a sum of money

courtship (verb)	appeal (verb)
	request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
	cite as an authority; resort to
	be attractive to
	take a court case to a higher court for review
	challenge (a decision)

Difference between courtship and appeal

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