flattery
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4.7
- noun
- /ˈflætəri/
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adulación
- Learn to recognize flattery, and keep it from coloring your judgment.
- a form of flattery
Because it's easy to confuse friendship and flattery early on in the work, he says.
- Because it's easy to confuse friendship and flattery early on in the work, he says.
- It's hard for me to give superficial flattery.
- It's going to be what Hegel calls the language of base flattery.
- While imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, it can also feel a little bit creepy and stocky.
- Well, I think it should take more to influence the president than a little shameless flattery.
- The last thing that we need to talk about is what he calls silent flattery, which is another form of praise.
- I think that's what conman Speaking of Bernie Madoff, that's one of their major tools is flattery, glib, superficial charm.
- What they may do is a narcissist may use flattery and they may play upon those things with us, those things that flatter us.
- OK, so I got sent this card and like a bunch of beauty blenders and it says, they say imitation is the highest form of flattery.
Examples
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And you'll discover that flattery goes a long way.
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Well, they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so I'll go with that.
Blog text (17) -
Or is your flattery only because of your position?
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I like flattery when it's free.
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Well, flattery will get you everywhere.
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Flattery will get you everywhere!
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Flattery will get you nowhere.
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Embarrassing though it was to admit, she'd always been a sucker for flattery, even the most obvious kind.
Fiction book (2002) -
He has a penchant for flattery.
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His constant flattery made me suspicious of his true intentions.
Synonyms
342
1.6
A polite remark that praises someone or something
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1.0
Words or actions that show admiration for someone
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8.4
Too much praise that is not honest and meant to get approval
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8.3
Claims that exaggerate product benefits and are not meant literally
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9.7
Praise that is too much and not sincere to make someone like you
Excessive praise that feels fake and forced
Praise that is fake and meant to make someone like you or help you
A habit of flattering and obeying a person in power to gain favor
A lot of good things said about someone who does not deserve them
Antonyms
How Flattering
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word flattery comes from flatter, a word that once suggested 'stroking' or soothing someone's feelings, like petting someone to make them feel good. So flattery is praise that 'strokes' someone's pride to win their favor.