Flattery is excessive praise. If you're hoping to borrow your brother's car, be careful not to overdo it when you compliment his haircut, new shoes, and singing voice he knows flattery when he sees it.
The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise.
Noun
excessive or insincere praise
v. t.
The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing
by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or
excessive praise.
Flattery
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise.
Usage Examples
The best form of flattery is to be admired, imitated or respected. I've always felt proud our fans look up to us or feel we are inspirational.
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.
Flattery is a kind of bad money, to which our vanity gives us currency.
Misspelled Formflattery, dflattery, rflattery, tflattery, gflattery, vflattery, cflattery, dlattery, rlattery, tlattery, glattery, vlattery, clattery, fdlattery, frlattery, ftlattery, fglattery, fvlattery, fclattery, fklattery, folattery, fplattery, f:lattery, fkattery, foattery, fpattery, f:attery, flkattery, floattery, flpattery, fl:attery, flqattery, flwattery, flsattery, flzattery, flqttery, flwttery, flsttery, flzttery, flaqttery, flawttery, flasttery, flazttery, flarttery, fla5ttery, fla6ttery, flayttery, flagttery, flartery, fla5tery, fla6tery, flaytery, flagtery, flatrtery, flat5tery, flat6tery, flatytery, flatgtery, flatrtery, flat5tery, flat6tery, flatytery, flatgtery, flatrery, flat5ery, flat6ery, flatyery, flatgery, flattrery, flatt5ery, flatt6ery, flattyery, flattgery, flattwery, flatt3ery, flatt4ery, flattrery, flattsery, flattdery, flattwry, flatt3ry, flatt4ry, flattrry, flattsry, flattdry, flattewry, flatte3ry, flatte4ry, flatterry, flattesry, flattedry, flatteery, flatte4ry, flatte5ry, flattetry, flattefry, flatteey, flatte4y, flatte5y, flattety, flattefy, flatterey, flatter4y, flatter5y, flatterty, flatterfy, flatterty, flatter6y, flatter7y, flatteruy, flatterhy, flattert, flatter6, flatter7, flatteru, flatterh, flatteryt, flattery6, flattery7, flatteryu, flatteryh.
Other Usage ExamplesWe should keep silent about those in power to speak well of them almost implies flattery to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.
I trust it will not be giving away professional secrets to say that many readers would be surprised, perhaps shocked, at the questions which some newspaper editors will put to a defenseless woman under the guise of flattery.
Sheer flattery got me into the theater. Flattery always works with me, particularly the flattery of women.
Comments