adulation

Meaning

Flattery; fulsome praise.

Synonyms

flattery
C2
cajolery
sycophancy
praise
B2
laudation
blandishment
eulogy
C2
blarney
46k
sweet-talk
37k
commendation
25k
glozing
worship
C1
compliment
C1
admiration
C2
fawning
37k
servility

soft sawder

soft soap
sweet talk
toadyism

excessive flattery

lipsalve
acclaim
37k
ass kissing
acclamation
applause
B1
👏
approbation
approval
C1
cringing
eyewash
flam
44k
flummery
gloze
idolatry
infatuation
24k
ingratiation
overpraise
prostration
Translations

adulation
adulación
flatterie
adulazione
adulação
Schmeichelei
adulació
Lobhudelei
vleierij
halago
lisciatura
cajolerie

κολακεία

lusinga

coup d’encensoir

Frequency

44k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌædʒʊˈleɪʃən/
Etymology

From French adulation, from Latin adulātio (“flattery”).

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