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Webster 1913 Edition


Flattering

Flat′ter-ing

,
Adj.
That flatters (in the various senses of the verb);
as, a
flattering
speech
.
Lay not that
flattering
unction to your soul.
Shakespeare
A
flattering
painter, who made it his care,
To draw men as they ought be, not as they are.
Goldsmith.

Webster 1828 Edition


Flattering

FLAT'TERING

, ppr.
1.
Gratifying with praise; pleasing by applause; wheedling; coaxing.
2.
a. Pleasing to pride or vanity; gratifying to self-love; as a flattering eulogy. The minister gives a flattering account of his reception at court.
3.
Pleasing; favorable; encouraging hope. We have a flattering prospect of an abundant harvest. The symptoms of the disease are flattering.
4.
Practicing adulation; uttering false praise; as a flattering tongue.

Definition 2024


flattering

flattering

English

Adjective

flattering (comparative more flattering, superlative most flattering)

  1. Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.
    The dress really did not look very flattering on her figure.

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Verb

flattering

  1. present participle of flatter

Noun

flattering (plural flatterings)

  1. The action of the verb to flatter.
  2. Instances of flattery.

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