Flattering definition

Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.

The dress really did not look very flattering on her figure.

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Present participle of flatter.
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The action of the verb to flatter.
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Instances of flattery.
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Noun

Singular:
flattering
Plural:
flatterings

Flattering Sentence Examples

  • But, flattering as was the offer, Petrarch declined it.

  • The invitation was renewed in the most flattering manner a year later.

  • The idea that Brandon felt relieved wasn't all that flattering - or comforting, for that matter.

  • The V-neck is very flattering to plus size women.

  • The principal sources for the life of Stilicho are the histories of Zosimus and of Orosius and the flattering verses of Claudian.

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