flatteryn.

Brit.

/ˈflat(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈflædəri/

Forms: Middle English flaterie, (southern vlaterie), Middle English–1500s flatery(e, (Middle English flatere, flateri, flatirry, flaturye, 1500s flat(t)ry), 1500s–1600s flatterie, 1500s– flattery.

Etymology: < French flatterie (Old French flaterie = Provençal flataria ), < flatteur (Old French flatere ) a flatterer, < flatter (Old French flater ): see flatter v.¹ and -ery suffix.

1. The action or practice of flattering; false or insincere praise; adulation; cajolery, blandishment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > wheedling, coaxing, or cajoling

blandishingc1305

flatteryc1320

blandishc1475

fleechingc1480

coying1580

blandishment1591

suppalpation1634

cajolery1649

wheedling1668

coaxing1672

cajolingc1724

cajolement1816

plámás1853

fleechment1886

sloothering1892

wheedlery1909

snow-jobbing1966

sweet-talking1981

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun]

fickling?c1225

flattering?c1225

oluhningc1225

glozec1290

glozing1297

losengery1303

blandishingc1305

blandingc1315

flatteryc1320

glotheringc1325

soothinga1400

honey word?1406

faginga1425

flatrisec1440

smekingc1440

blandishc1475

blandiment?1510

glavering1545

coggingc1555

good1563

milksop1577

court holy water1583

glavery1583

blandishment1591

lipsalve1591

court holy bread1592

flatter1593

colloguing1596

sooth1597

daub?1602

blandation1605

lullaby1611

court-water1616

butter1618

blandiloquy1623

oil1645

court-element1649

courtshipment1649

courtship1655

blandiloquence1656

court-creama1657

daubing1656

fleecha1700

Spanish money1699

cajole1719

whiting1721

palaver1733

butter boat1747

flummery1749

treacle1771

Spanish coin1785

blancmange1790

blarney1796

soft corn1814

whillywha1816

carney1818

buttering up1819

soft soap1821

flam1825

slaver1825

soft solder1836

soothing syrup1839

soft-soaping1840

plámás1853

sawder1854

soap1854

salve1859

taffy1878

plámásing1897

flannel1927

smarm1937

flannelling1945

sweet talk1945

schmear1950

smarming1950

c1320 Seuyn Sag. (W.) 2155 For thou leuest wel flaterie.

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋539 Flaterie is generally wrongful preysing.

1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iv. xxx. 78 How dar ther ony man deceyuen suche persone by fauour of flaterye.

1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope i. ix Ofte the good men lese theyr goodes by the decepcion and flaterye of the peruers and evylle folke.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. KKvii^v Somtyme vnder the cloke of good maner, he bringeth in adulacion or flatery.

1646 J. Benbrigge Vsvra Accommodata 15 The flattery of deceitfull borrowers.

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 139. ⁋1 That general Cause of all their [Women's] Follies, and our Misfortunes, their Love of Flattery.

1771 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. II. 217 He was resolved to maintain himself in it..by tyranny over his inferiors, and flattery to the queen.

1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey IV. vi. i. 23 Flattery is the destruction of all good-fellowship.

2. figurative. ‘Gratifying deception, delusion’ (Schmidt).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > speech intended to deceive > [noun] > and flatter

losengery1303

fagec1400

flatteringc1430

flattery1609

gammon1781

1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets xlii. sig. D^v My friend and I are one, Sweete flattery, then she loues but me alone.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. i. 128 She is perswaded I wil marry her, out of her owne loue and flattery, not out of my promise.

3. With a and plural.

ΚΠ

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. ii. 212 He does me double wrong, That wounds me with the flatteries of his tong.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. To Sophronia sig. A5^v It is..Your Custome to look ev'n upon Smal Praises as Flatteries.

1700 J. Dryden Fables Pref. sig. *B You never cool while you read Homer, even not in the Second Book, (a graceful Flattery to his Countrymen).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	flattery
释义	flatteryn. Brit. /ˈflat(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈflædəri/ Forms: Middle English flaterie, (southern vlaterie), Middle English–1500s flatery(e, (Middle English flatere, flateri, flatirry, flaturye, 1500s flat(t)ry), 1500s–1600s flatterie, 1500s– flattery. Etymology: < French flatterie (Old French flaterie = Provençal flataria ), < flatteur (Old French flatere ) a flatterer, < flatter (Old French flater ): see flatter v.¹ and -ery suffix. 1. The action or practice of flattering; false or insincere praise; adulation; cajolery, blandishment. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > wheedling, coaxing, or cajoling blandishingc1305 flatteryc1320 blandishc1475 fleechingc1480 coying1580 blandishment1591 suppalpation1634 cajolery1649 wheedling1668 coaxing1672 cajolingc1724 cajolement1816 plámás1853 fleechment1886 sloothering1892 wheedlery1909 snow-jobbing1966 sweet-talking1981 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > [noun] fickling?c1225 flattering?c1225 oluhningc1225 glozec1290 glozing1297 losengery1303 blandishingc1305 blandingc1315 flatteryc1320 glotheringc1325 soothinga1400 honey word?1406 faginga1425 flatrisec1440 smekingc1440 blandishc1475 blandiment?1510 glavering1545 coggingc1555 good1563 milksop1577 court holy water1583 glavery1583 blandishment1591 lipsalve1591 court holy bread1592 flatter1593 colloguing1596 sooth1597 daub?1602 blandation1605 lullaby1611 court-water1616 butter1618 blandiloquy1623 oil1645 court-element1649 courtshipment1649 courtship1655 blandiloquence1656 court-creama1657 daubing1656 fleecha1700 Spanish money1699 cajole1719 whiting1721 palaver1733 butter boat1747 flummery1749 treacle1771 Spanish coin1785 blancmange1790 blarney1796 soft corn1814 whillywha1816 carney1818 buttering up1819 soft soap1821 flam1825 slaver1825 soft solder1836 soothing syrup1839 soft-soaping1840 plámás1853 sawder1854 soap1854 salve1859 taffy1878 plámásing1897 flannel1927 smarm1937 flannelling1945 sweet talk1945 schmear1950 smarming1950 c1320 Seuyn Sag. (W.) 2155 For thou leuest wel flaterie. c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋539 Flaterie is generally wrongful preysing. 1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iv. xxx. 78 How dar ther ony man deceyuen suche persone by fauour of flaterye. 1484 W. Caxton tr. Subtyl Historyes & Fables Esope i. ix Ofte the good men lese theyr goodes by the decepcion and flaterye of the peruers and evylle folke. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. KKvii^v Somtyme vnder the cloke of good maner, he bringeth in adulacion or flatery. 1646 J. Benbrigge Vsvra Accommodata 15 The flattery of deceitfull borrowers. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 139. ⁋1 That general Cause of all their [Women's] Follies, and our Misfortunes, their Love of Flattery. 1771 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. II. 217 He was resolved to maintain himself in it..by tyranny over his inferiors, and flattery to the queen. 1827 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey IV. vi. i. 23 Flattery is the destruction of all good-fellowship. 2. figurative. ‘Gratifying deception, delusion’ (Schmidt). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > speech intended to deceive > [noun] > and flatter losengery1303 fagec1400 flatteringc1430 flattery1609 gammon1781 1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets xlii. sig. D^v My friend and I are one, Sweete flattery, then she loues but me alone. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. i. 128 She is perswaded I wil marry her, out of her owne loue and flattery, not out of my promise. View more context for this quotation 3. With a and plural. ΚΠ 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. ii. 212 He does me double wrong, That wounds me with the flatteries of his tong. View more context for this quotation 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. To Sophronia sig. A5^v It is..Your Custome to look ev'n upon Smal Praises as Flatteries. 1700 J. Dryden Fables Pref. sig. *B You never cool while you read Homer, even not in the Second Book, (a graceful Flattery to his Countrymen). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1320
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