Meaning

2 senses
  1. (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

  2. (countable)An instance of excessive praise.

    Schmeichelei, Schöntuerei, Schmus

    лестьlestʹ, подхали́мствоpodxalímstvo

    ле́стощіléstošči, ле́сткаléstka

Examples

39 sentences
  1. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

    ruПодражание — самая искренняя форма лести. — Wezel

  2. Flattery will get you nowhere.

    ruЛестью ты ничего не добьёшься. — odexed

    deSchmeicheleien bringen dich nicht weiter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Imitation is the highest form of flattery.

    Наслідування — найвища форма лестощів. — deniko

    ruПодражание - высшая форма лести. — marafon

    deDie Nachahmung ist die höchste Form der Schmeichelei. — Esperantostern

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  4. That sort of flattery will get you nowhere.

    Така улесливість ні до чого путнього не приведе. — aandrusiak

    ruПодобная лесть ни к чему не приведёт. — Biga

  5. It's nothing but flattery.

    Це лише лестощі. — deniko

    ruВсе это только лесть. — V_Zmoova

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
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Русский
By meaning 1
excessive praise:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
excessive praise:
instant of excessive praise:

Origin

From Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (“t

From 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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