flattering 音标拼音: [fl'ætɚɪŋ]
a . 谄媚的,讨人欢喜的,有希望的
谄媚的,讨人欢喜的,有希望的
flattering adj 1 :
showing or representing to advantage ; "
a flattering color " [
ant : {
uncomplimentary }, {
unflattering }]
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flateren ,
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flatteren ;
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flattern to flutter ,
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Flattery }.]
1 .
To treat with praise or blandishments ;
to gratify or attempt to gratify the self -
love or vanity of ,
esp .
by artful and interested commendation or attentions ;
to blandish ;
to cajole ;
to wheedle .
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When I tell him he hates flatterers ,
He says he does ,
being then most flattered . --
Shak .
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A man that flattereth his neighbor ,
spreadeth a net for his feet . --
Prov .
xxix .
5 .
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Others he flattered by asking their advice .
--
Prescott .
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2 .
To raise hopes in ;
to encourage or favorable ,
but sometimes unfounded or deceitful ,
representations .
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3 .
To portray too favorably ;
to give a too favorable idea of ;
as ,
his portrait flatters him .
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Flattering \
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a .
That flatters (
in the various senses of the verb );
as ,
a flattering speech .
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Lay not that flattering unction to your soul . --
Shak .
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A flattering painter ,
who made it his care ,
To draw men as they ought be ,
not as they are .
--
Goldsmith .
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73 Moby Thesaurus words for "
flattering ":
abject ,
acclamatory ,
admiring ,
adulatory ,
appreciative ,
approbatory ,
backscratching ,
becoming ,
beggarly ,
bland ,
blandishing ,
blarneying ,
bootlicking ,
buttery ,
cajoling ,
commendatory ,
complimentary ,
courtierly ,
courtly ,
cowering ,
crawling ,
cringing ,
crouching ,
encomiastic ,
enhancing ,
eulogistic ,
fair -
spoken ,
fawning ,
fine -
spoken ,
footlicking ,
fulsome ,
gratifying ,
groveling ,
gushing ,
hangdog ,
honey -
mouthed ,
honey -
tongued ,
honeyed ,
ingratiating ,
insincere ,
insinuating ,
kind ,
laudatory ,
mealymouthed ,
obeisant ,
obsequious ,
oily ,
oily -
tongued ,
on bended knee ,
panegyric ,
parasitic ,
prostrate ,
regardful ,
respectful ,
slimy ,
slobbery ,
smarmy ,
smooth ,
smooth -
spoken ,
smooth -
tongued ,
sniveling ,
soapy ,
soft -
soaping ,
sponging ,
sugary ,
sycophantic ,
timeserving ,
toadeating ,
toadying ,
toadyish ,
truckling ,
unctuous ,
wheedling
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FLATTERING Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of FLATTERING is marked by flattery How to use flattering in a sentence
FLATTERING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com FLATTERING definition: enhancing the appearance of a person or thing, as by highlighting pleasing features or making less pleasing ones inconspicuous See examples of flattering used in a sentence
FLATTERING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary ˈflæt ə r ɪŋ Add to word list making someone look or seem better or more attractive than usual: a flattering photograph
flattering - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective flattering (comparative more flattering, superlative most flattering) Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
FLATTERING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If someone's remarks are flattering, they praise you and say nice things about you There were pleasant and flattering obituaries about him The press was flattering
Flattering Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Flattering definition: Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
Flattering - definition of flattering by The Free Dictionary 1 To compliment excessively and often insincerely, especially in order to win favor 2 To please or gratify the vanity of: "What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering" (George Bernard Shaw)
flattering adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of flattering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
flattering - WordReference. com Dictionary of English flat•ter1 ˈflætɚ v to praise or compliment insincerely or excessively: [~ + object] He always flatters her by constantly praising her looks to please or gratify by compliments or attentions:[~ + object; usually: be + ~-ed] I was flattered by the invitation
Flattering - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Something that's flattering shows you in your best, most attractive light When you're having your photograph taken, you might wear your most flattering outfit