Definitions for FLATTERING
flat·ter·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. flatteringadjective

   showing or representing to advantage

   "a flattering color"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flatteringnoun

   The action of the verb to flatter.

2. flatteringnoun

   Instances of flattery.

3. flatteringadjective

   Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.

   The dress really did not look very flattering on her figure.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flattering

   Flattery (also called adulation or blandishment) is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject. It is also used in pick-up lines when attempting to initiate sexual or romantic courtship. Historically, flattery has been used as a standard form of discourse when addressing a king or queen. In the Renaissance, it was a common practice among writers to flatter the reigning monarch, as Edmund Spenser flattered Queen Elizabeth I in The Faerie Queene, William Shakespeare flattered King James I in Macbeth and Niccolò Machiavelli flattered Lorenzo II de' Medici in The Prince. Many associations with flattery, however, are negative. Negative descriptions of flattery range at least as far back in history as the Bible. In the Divine Comedy, Dante depicts flatterers wading in human excrement, stating that their words were the equivalent of excrement, in the second bolgia of 8th Circle of Hell. An insincere flatterer is a stock character in many literary works. Examples include Wormtongue from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Goneril and Regan from King Lear, and Iago from Othello.

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1. flattering

   Flattering refers to offering excessive, insincere or false praise or compliments to someone, usually with the intention of gaining their favor, trust or approval. It can also refer to something that enhances or complements one's appearance, attributes or achievements in a pleasing and favorable way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flattering

   of Flatter

2. Flatteringadjective

   that flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a flattering speech

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How to pronounce FLATTERING?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say FLATTERING in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FLATTERING in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FLATTERING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of FLATTERING in a Sentence

1. Artie Lange:

   It’s hard. My issue with showbiz [ is that ] it enabled me, it’s flattering and also enabling. I hope that does n’t happen to him.

2. Tuukka Rask:

   It's flattering, I guess.

3. Bruce Miller:

   The Handmaid Tale's amazing, flattering and horrible, you wished you lived in a world where when people dressed up as handmaids, it was just Halloween and not a political statement. I would very much like our show to become irrelevant -- interesting but completely fantastical.

4. Jonathan Bricklin:

   Honestly, the boy toy [stuff] I thought was flattering initially and I tried to live up to that, but now five or six years have passed and that's my f---ing life and that's not okay.

5. John Leahy:

   Part of me sees that as flattering but there is a difference in that I am not a one-man show, i have a great team, people who have grown in the business and are very cohesive. We are a pack at the leadership and we are a pack at the sales level.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=FLATTERING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flattering
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flattering
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FLATTERING
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=FLATTERING