FLATTERIES
Noun
flatteries
plural of flattery
Source: Wiktionary
FLATTERY
Flat"ter*y, n.; pl. Flatteries. Etym: [OE. flaterie, OF. flaterie, F. flaterie, fr. flater to flatter, F. flatter; of uncertain origin. See Flatter, v. t.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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