'Flattery' definitions:
Definition of 'flattery'
From: WordNet
noun
Excessive or insincere praise
Definition of 'Flattery'
From: GCIDE
- 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 artful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise. [1913 Webster]
- Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present. --Rambler. [1913 Webster]
- Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver. --Burke.
- Syn: Adulation; compliment; obsequiousness. See Adulation. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'flattery'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accolade,
- adulation,
- apotheosis,
- ass-kissing,
- beguilement,
- bepraisement,
- blandishment,
- blarney,
- brown-nosing,
- cajolery,
- congratulation,
- deification,
- eloge,
- encomium,
- eulogium,
- eulogy,
- exaltation,
- excessive praise,
- glorification,
- glory,
- hero worship,
- homage,
- hommage,
- honeyed words,
- honor,
- idolatry,
- idolizing,
- incense,
- kudos,
- laud,
- laudation,
- lionizing,
- magnification,
- meed of praise,
- oil,
- overpraise,
- paean,
- panegyric,
- praise,
- soft,
- soft soap,
- sweet talk,
- tribute,
- truckling,
- wheedling