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flattery

[flat-uh-ree]
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noun, plural flat·ter·ies.

the act of flattering.
a flattering compliment or speech; excessive, insincere praise.

RELATED WORDS

approbation, stroke, plaudits, servility, snow, tribute, palaver, mush, commendation, eulogy, encomium, gallantry, applause, adulation, incense, puffery, smoke, blandishment, blarney, gratification

Nearby words

  1. flatter,
  2. flatter oneself,
  3. flattered,
  4. flatterer,
  5. flattering,
  6. flattery, cape,
  7. flattie,
  8. flatties,
  9. flatting,
  10. flattish

Origin of flattery

1275–1325; Middle English flaterie < Middle French, equivalent to flat(er) to flatter + -erie -ery. Cf. flatter1
SYNONYMS FOR flattery
2. sycophancy, toadying, fawning, pandering.
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Flattery

[flat-ree]

noun

Cape, a cape in NW Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula, at the entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait.
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British Dictionary definitions for flattery

flattery

noun plural -teries

the act of flattering
excessive or insincere praise
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Word Origin and History for flattery

flattery

n.

early 14c., from Old French flaterie, from flater (see flatter).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper