About The Word Flattery
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Flattery
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What's The Definition Of Flattery?
[n] excessive or insincere praise
Synonyms | Synonyms for Flattery: Related Terms | Find terms related to Flattery: accolade | adulation | apotheosis | ass-kissing | beguilement | bepraisement | blandishment | blarney | brown-nosing | cajolery | congratulation | deification | eloge | encomium | eulogium | eulogy | exaltation | excessive praise | glorification | glory | hero worship | homage | hommage | honeyed words | honor | idolatry | idolizing | incense | kudos | laud | laudation | lionizing | magnification | meed of praise | oil | overpraise | paean | panegyric | praise | soft | soft soap | sweet talk | tribute | truckling | wheedling See Also | adulation | blandishment | blarney | cajolery | coaxing | compliment | palaver | soft soap | sweet talk Flattery In Webster's Dictionary \Flat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Flatteries}. [OE. flaterie, OF.
flaterie, F. flaterie, fr. flater to flatter, F. flatter; of
uncertain origin. See {Flatter}, v. t.]
The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by
artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false,
insincere, or excessive praise.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
--Rambler.
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
--Burke.
Syn: Adulation; compliment; obsequiousness. See {Adulation}.
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