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Meanings of
flattery
in английском
русский
лесть
португальский
adulação
испанский
lisonjear
Back to the meaning
Insincere praise spoken in order to gain favor from someone.
Related terms
persuasion
русский
лесть
Flattery intended to persuade.
adulation
cajolery
blandishment
sweet-talk
Usage of
flattery
in английском
1
Nothing is now left which by any
flattery
can be called food.
2
For the rest of the evening Kitty basked in sunshine and
flattery
.
3
More
flattery
was the last thing he needed, especially coming from her.
4
Her words rang true; there was no
flattery
or artifice in them.
5
The laughter became general, and Tyope said in a tone of
flattery
,
-
6
Bud was in too sour a mood to respond to the
flattery
.
7
The known style of a dedication is
flattery
:
it professes to flatter.
8
Deal-making tactics range all the way from
flattery
to haggling and bullying.
9
Untaught, unpractised in the arts of
flattery
,
I am pitted against professionals.
10
He clavers them over with
flattery
as the snake clavers the rabbit.
11
One might argue, too, that it was a final
flattery
for Ireland.
12
The grosser the
flattery
,
the surer with a country girl, he thought.
13
I dare assert, that in the common acceptation, this is pure
flattery
.
14
They hear the language of
flattery
,
but not the tongue of slander.
15
For the spiritual breath of life to the anarch is
flattery
,
attention.
16
Such a person once said to us: I cannot live without
flattery
.
Other examples for "flattery"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
flattery
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
subtle flattery
delicate flattery
like flattery
such flattery
fulsome flattery
More collocations
Translations for
flattery
русский
лесть
португальский
adulação
испанский
lisonjear
adulacion
adulación
adular
servilismo
adulador
lisonja
Flattery
through the time
Flattery
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common