engagement
Ring-worthy romantic promise
Engagement centers on the idea of involvement or commitment.
To have an engagement is to have an appointment or obligation that demands your presence: I have a prior engagement.
A couple's engagement is their promise to marry, usually formalized with a ring.
In military contexts, an engagement is an armed encounter or battle.
The broader sense describes active participation or connection: student engagement in the classroom, social media engagement.
To engage is to participate, attract attention, or interlock, as gears do.
Closed curve shape
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
- fiancéMan pledged to marry
fiancée · bride · groom · marriage · announcement · celebration · couple · promise
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- pledgeBinding promise given
- vowSolemn personal commitment
promise · bond · allegiance · faithfulness · obligation · steadfastness · covenant · oath
State of being engaged
- participationAct of taking part
- connectionA joining or relation
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
communication · exchange · rapport · immersion · networking · interactivity · outreach · feedback
Advance arrangement secured
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- meetingGathering for discussion
- consultationMeeting seeking expert guidance
session · calendar · date · slot · arrangement · commitment · interview · visit
ring
Closed curve shape
- proposalFormal plan for consideration
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- diamondCrystallized carbon gemstone
fiancé · fiancée · bride · groom · marriage · announcement · celebration · couple · promise · ceremony
dedication
Wholehearted loyalty to purpose
vow · promise · bond · allegiance · faithfulness · obligation · steadfastness · covenant · oath · responsibility
involvement
State of being engaged
- participationAct of taking part
- connectionA joining or relation
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
collaboration · communication · exchange · rapport · immersion · networking · interactivity · outreach · feedback · responsiveness
booking
Advance arrangement secured
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- scheduledArranged for specific time
- meetingGathering for discussion
consultation · session · calendar · date · slot · arrangement · commitment · interview · visit · checkup
combat
Armed hostile engagement
clash · assault · offensive · siege · military · tactics · strategy · troops · hostilities · encounter
bout
Limited stretch of something
thrust · foil · épée · saber · piste · touché · feint · guard · attack · bind
- Family & Marriagematrimony, weddings, family life, home life, domestic life
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- commitmentsvow, pledge, oath, vows, promise
- courtshipcourting, courtship, suitor, betrothal, wooing
- Engagementsfiance, fiancee, betrothed, bride-to-be, intended
- jewelry stylesvintage, antique, art deco, art nouveau, Victorian
engagementdisengagement
Withdrawal from involvement
apathy · indifference · detachment · withdrawal · nonparticipation
engagementdismissal
Removal from position
firing · termination · discharge · sack · layoff
engagementbreak-up
End of romantic relationship
separation · estrangement · singlehood · bachelorhood · breakoff
- engagement ringPre-wedding commitment jewelry
- engagement partyEvent honoring newly affianced couple
- student engagementLearner investment in education
- broken engagementTerminated promise to marry
- engagement photosPictures announcing upcoming marriage
- rules of engagementConstraints on military action
engagements, disengagement, reengagement, engagement ring, engagement rings