Definition of flattery. Meaning of flattery. Synonyms of flattery

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Definition of flattery

Flattery
Flattery Flat"ter*y, n.; pl. Flatteries. [OE. flaterie, OF. flaterie, F. flaterie, fr. flater to flatter, F. flatter; of uncertain origin. See Flatter, v. t.] The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise. Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. --Rambler. Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver. --Burke. Syn: Adulation; compliment; obsequiousness. See Adulation.

Meaning of flattery from wikipedia

- Flattery (also called adulation or blandishment) is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the...
- Cape Flattery (48°23′09″N 124°43′37″W / 48.385961°N 124.726912°W / 48.385961; -124.726912) is the northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States...
- flattery in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Flattery is the act of giving excessive compliments. Flattery or Flatterer may also refer to: Flattery (film)...
- endows the kisser with the gift of the gab (great eloquence or skill at flattery). The stone was set into a tower of the castle in 1446. The castle is a...
- Appeal to flattery is a fallacy in which a person uses flattery, excessive compliments, in an attempt to appeal to their audience's vanity to win support...
- ****ault & Flattery is Toronto's sixth and final album, released in 1984. The album features only two original band members, Anne "Holly" Woods and Scott...
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cape Flattery Light. The Cape Flattery Light is a historic lighthouse structure located at the entrance to the...
- Flattery is the northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States, in Clallam County, Washington. Cape Flattery may also refer to: Cape Flattery...
- SS Cape Flattery (AK-5070) was laid down on 10 February 1972, as SS Delta Norte a Maritime Administration type (C9-S-81d) hull under Maritime Administration...
- rambunctious, mischievous children on their ramshackle farm in rural Cape Flattery, Washington. Because she has so many children, Ma sometimes gets their...