flattery
Meaning
- (uncountable) Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.
- (countable) An instance of excessive praise.
Synonyms
honeyed words
servile behavior
servile behaviour
grinding miso
sweet mouth
flattering language
sweet words
honeyed word
Translations
Schmeichelei
flatterie
vleierij
κολακεία
adulazione
adulación
adulació
lisonjaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈflæt.ə.ɹi/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (“to flatter”). By surface analysis, flatter + -y (forming abstract nouns).
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