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[ flat-uh-ree ] / ˈflæt ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flattery ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural flat·ter·ies.the act of flattering. a flattering compliment or speech; excessive, insincere praise. Origin of flattery1275–1325; Middle English flaterie<Middle French, equivalent to flat(er) to flatter + -erie-ery. Cf. flatter1 SYNONYMS FOR flattery2 sycophancy, toadying, fawning, pandering. SEE SYNONYMS FOR flattery ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby flatteryflatstick, flat tax, flatten, flatter, flatter oneself, flattery, flattie, flatties, flatting, flat tire, flattish Definition for flattery (2 of 2)[ flat-ree ] / ˈflæt ri /
nounCape, a cape in NW Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula, at the entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flatteryThe problem, as we all know, is that flattery will get you nowhere. How Pseudoscientists Get Away With It - Facts So Romantic|Stuart Firestein|August 28, 2020|Nautilus If imitation is the highest form of flattery, this is high praise. The Stoner's Guide to the Internet|Abby Haglage|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST It used to be that we said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. You Can’t ‘Steal’ a Culture: In Defense of Cultural Appropriation|John McWhorter|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Giger thought the best form of flattery was the body art inspired by his work. Hollywood’s Sci-Fi Artist H.R. Giger Dead at 74|Justin Jones|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If imitation really is the sincerest form of flattery, maybe Miley will land that Vogue cover after all. Miley Cyrus Debuts Anna Wintour-esque Bob; Lady Gaga Dresses as a Christmas Tree|The Fashion Beast Team|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST Part of that is surely just the sort of flattery for which the Senate is nauseatingly well-known. Ted Cruz Might Just Have Won the Future for the GOP|Nick Gillespie|September 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST No word of flattery nor even of mere approval ever passed her lips. Paul Kelver|Jerome Klapka, AKA Jerome K. Jerome Daquin was an accomplished courtier, and even improved upon Valot in the art of flattery. The Catholic World. Volume II; Numbers 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.|E. Rameur She seems to have no love for him, beyond the pleasure his flattery has given her. The Road to Frontenac|Samuel Merwin We need not study to be expert in ceremony, or adroit in flattery. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3|Jane West It is better to be rebuked by a wise man, than to be deceived by the flattery of fools. The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
British Dictionary definitions for flattery
noun plural -teriesthe act of flattering excessive or insincere praise Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flatteryapprobation, stroke, plaudits, servility, snow, tribute, palaver, mush, commendation, eulogy, encomium, gallantry, applause, adulation, incense, puffery, smoke, blandishment, blarney, gratification |