flattering
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- adjective
- /ˈflætərɪŋ/
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favorecedor
- The lighting in the room made the photograph especially flattering for his complexion.
- a flattering picture
Right now it's not the most flattering dress, but it's kind of like I am.
- Right now it's not the most flattering dress, but it's kind of like I am.
- This one is just a really special color, very flattering peachy coral.
- I just feel like it's a very flattering look and she's just, she's so beautiful.
- It's so flattering and the V-neck and the buttons are just such a flattering look.
- Now you can see, I hope that it is incredibly lightweight and flattering on the skin.
Examples
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They're just the most flattering shoe boot ever.
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So it's, it's nice, it's very flattering for people to come up and say nice things.
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It's just a really flattering little black dress.
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This is an example of a flattering dress.
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- Yeah, can we get her in something a little more flattering?
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It's actually a very flattering portrait of her too.
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This one is so flattering and so opaque and beautiful.
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Something that reflects my personality and is functional, but mainly, I need it to be flattering to my figure.
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I was wearing my new pink and blue voile, which is very flattering, if I do say so.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's so flattering and the V-neck and the buttons are just such a flattering look.
Synonyms
Making someone look attractive
Antonyms
How Attractive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flattering comes from the same idea of a gentle stroke, 'to touch gently'. That image of smoothing or favouring explains why something is called flattering when it 'shows you in a good light' or makes you look more attractive.