Flattery Definition

flătə-rē
flatteries
noun
The act of flattering.
Webster's New World
Excessive, untrue, or insincere praise; exaggerated compliment or attention.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
flattery
Plural:
flatteries

Origin of Flattery

  • From Old French flaterie, from the verb flater

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Flattery Sentence Examples

  • In the face of such flattery, how could I resist?

  • If the days were filled with flattery, the nights were filled with emptiness.

  • Hoadly, being not unskilled in the art of flattery, was translated in 1721 to the see of Hereford, in 1723 to Salisbury and in 1734 to Winchester.

  • He does flow over the top with flattery.

  • Judicious flattery secured him the consulship under Caligula (39); and under Nero he was superintendent of the water supply.

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