Meaning

3 senses
  1. In the nature of a compliment.

    a complimentary remark

    schmeichelnd, bauchpinselnd

    ле́стныйléstnyj

    conveying or resembling a compliment

  2. Free; provided at no charge.

    complimentary drinks

    kostenlos, gratis

    беспла́тныйbesplátnyj

  3. With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Are these drinks complimentary?

  2. We'll be serving complimentary drinks.

  3. He was very complimentary about her riding.

  4. First class plane flights come with complimentary alcohol.

    deBei Flügen in der ersten Klasse ist Alkohol mit inbegriffen. — Yorwba

  5. The drinks are complimentary.

    deDie Getränke sind kostenlos. — Luiaard

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
in the nature of a compliment:
free; provided at no charge:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
in the nature of a compliment:
free; provided at no charge:

Origin

From compliment (noun) + -ary. Piecewise doublet of complementary.

From compliment (noun) + -ary. Piecewise doublet of complementary.

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Forms

more complimentary, most complimentary

Synonyms

7 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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