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entreaty vs wooing

wooing vs entreaty

entreaty and wooing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
entreaty Yes No No No
wooing Yes No No No
As nouns, wooing is a hyponym of entreaty; that is, wooing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than entreaty:
  • entreaty: earnest or urgent request
  • wooing: a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
Other hyponyms of entreaty include adjuration, demagoguery, demagogy, plea, supplication, solicitation, suit, courting, courtship, suit.
entreaty (noun) wooing (noun)
earnest or urgent request a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
Difference between entreaty and wooing

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