flattering

Speech parts

1. flattering - Noun

2. flattering - Adjective

3. flattering - Verb

Meaning

of Flatter

That flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a flattering speech.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

flattery blarney good becoming smooth favorable praise parasitic praising glowing pleasing approving complimentary compliment oily

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Antonyms

unflattering attack ancient critical sharp aged

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Phrases with the word

flattering excessively flattering angle

Examples

Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions. Joseph Conrad

To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one. Colette

What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering. George Bernard Shaw

It is happy for you that you possess the talent of flattering with delicacy. May I ask whether these pleasing attentions proceed from the impulse of the moment, or are they the result of previous study? Jane Austen

A flattering painter, who made it his care To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are. Oliver Goldsmith

A hypocrite's hatred is hidden behind flattering words. African Proverb

Close letter words and terms

flattered flatterer flatteress flattering angle flattering excessively flatteringly