Flattery

Quick meaning: Flattery is a noun meaning (uncountable) Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (countable) An instance of excessive praise.

Example Sentences

Don't you know that some of his contributions here are pure flattery?

But I pitty the flatteries, and ſelfe-applauſes of a careleſſe and impenitent heart: This jollity hath in it much danger, and vvithout ſome change, death.

That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.

Word Forms

• flatteries

Synonyms for flattery

Depending on context, synonyms include carny, incense, adulation, ass-kissing, ass-licking, blandishment.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include compliment, blandishment, praise, compliments, obsequiousness, adulation.

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