flattery

C1 Topic:Sports & Fitness

US /ˈflæt.ɚ.i/ UK /ˈflæt.ə.ɹi/ See IPA manual

noun name Freq #16123

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1

noun
Excessive or insincere praise, often used to win favour.

He saw through her flattery and refused to help.

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Synonyms

adulationass-kissingass-lickingblandishmentcarnyglozehoomalimaliincense sooth sycophancy

Word family

Forms flatteries

Derived forms self-flattery

Related forms flatter flattered flattering

Etymology

From Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (“to flatter”). By surface analysis, flatter + -y (forming abstract nouns).

flaterye Middle English flaterie Old French

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# flattery

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, name
**IPA (US):** ˈflæt.ɚ.i
**IPA (UK):** ˈflæt.ə.ɹi
**Frequency rank:** 16123

## Meanings
1. Excessive or insincere praise, often used to win favour.

## Examples
- He saw through her flattery and refused to help.

## Synonyms
- adulation
- ass-kissing
- ass-licking
- blandishment
- carny
- gloze
- hoomalimali
- incense
- sooth
- sycophancy

## Derived Forms
- self-flattery

## Related Forms
- flatter
- flattered
- flattering

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: flaterye
- Root: flaterie

## Etymology
From Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (“to flatter”). By surface analysis, flatter + -y (forming abstract nouns).

## AI Etymology
Flattery is from Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (“to flatter”). By surface analysis, flatter + -y (forming abstract nouns). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means excessive or insincere praise, often used to win favour. Related forms include flatter, flattered, flattering. Derived formations include self-flattery.

## Topics
- Sports & Fitness
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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