flattery C1 Topic:Sports & Fitness US /ˈflæt.ɚ.i/ UK /ˈflæt.ə.ɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #16123 Meanings 1 noun Excessive or insincere praise, often used to win favour. He saw through her flattery and refused to help. Thesaurus Synonyms adulationass-kissingass-lickingblandishmentcarnyglozehoomalimaliincensesoothsycophancy Word family Forms flatteries Derived forms self-flattery Related forms flatterflatteredflattering Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Sports & Fitness Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # flattery **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **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 markdown