fulsomeness
- noun
- /ˈfʊlsəmnəs/
:
excesiva adulación
- The speaker's fulsomeness made it clear that his compliments were not sincere.
Examples
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Despite the fulsomeness of his remarks, she felt uncomfortable with the way he praised her work.
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Although All the Things You Are is by no means bland, it is a celebrity biography whose tone is admiring to the point of fulsomeness: "Tony Bennett was, and is, a shooting star."
Academic text (2011) -
Her fulsomeness during the award ceremony left many wondering if she truly believed in the winner's talent.
Synonyms
37
4.7
Praise people give without meaning it to get something from someone
18
8.4
Too much praise that is not honest and meant to get approval
2
8.3
Claims that exaggerate product benefits and are not meant literally
1
9.9
Speech or manner that feels false and too eager to please
1
9.9
Empty praise and ceremony that try to impress without real value
1
9.7
Praise that is too much and not sincere to make someone like you
1
9.2
Too much praise that tries to make people like you
1
7.6
A smooth, insincere way of talking that tries to please people
1
8.4
Gentle praise and kind words used to get someone to do something
A false friendliness that tries to please or impress people
Being unpleasantly smooth and too friendly
Praise that is fake and meant to make someone like you or help you
A way of speaking that is too friendly and seems not sincere
A lot of good things said about someone who does not deserve them
Antonyms
How Flattering
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fulsomeness comes from the word fulsome, which originally meant 'full' or 'abundant' and uses the same root as full. Over time fulsome came to describe praise that is 'too full'—so much that it feels forced or 'not sincere', so fulsomeness means excessive or fake praise.