flattery
Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win…Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.
» Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Подражание — самая искренняя форма лести.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.
Don't you know that some of his contributions here are pure flattery?
excessive or insincere praise
(countable)An instance of excessive praise.
Schmeichelei, Schöntuerei, Schmus
лестьlestʹ, подхали́мствоpodxalímstvo
ле́стощіléstošči, ле́сткаléstka
Examples
39 sentencesImitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
ruПодражание — самая искренняя форма лести.
Flattery will get you nowhere.
ruЛестью ты ничего не добьёшься.
deSchmeicheleien bringen dich nicht weiter.
Imitation is the highest form of flattery.
Наслідування — найвища форма лестощів.
ruПодражание - высшая форма лести.
deDie Nachahmung ist die höchste Form der Schmeichelei.
That sort of flattery will get you nowhere.
Така улесливість ні до чого путнього не приведе.
ruПодобная лесть ни к чему не приведёт.
It's nothing but flattery.
Це лише лестощі.
ruВсе это только лесть.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (“tFrom Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (“to flatter”). By surface analysis, flatter + -y (forming abstract nouns).
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Forms
plural: flatteries| Singular | flattery |
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Synonyms
12 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable