flattery
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Danh từ
nounPlural noun:
flatteries
- 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?
- 2.
(countable)An instance of excessive praise.
Nguồn gốc từ
From Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (to flatter). flatter.