FLATTERY

flattery

(noun) excessive or insincere praise

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

flattery (countable and uncountable, plural flatteries)

(uncountable) Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.

(countable) An instance of excessive praise.

Synonyms

• See also flattery

Anagrams

• flat tyre

Source: Wiktionary

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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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