Definitions for flattered
flat·tered

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1. flatteredadjective

   In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.

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1. flattered

   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. Flattered

   of Flatter

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flattered in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flattered in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of flattered in a Sentence

1. Steven Spielberg:

   I get really flattered when people like my films but I can never see the films the way they can, i am never going to enjoy my own output the way other people can.

2. Julian Castro:

   If I had a dime for every amount of speculation that happens in D.C., you know, I think all of us would be wealthy, who wouldn't be flattered by that.

3. Malcolm Turnbull:

   Lucy was very flattered, she was very flattered, she's asked me to say that she found the President's compliment as charming as it was memorable.

4. Karen Delk:

   Thank you, I am flattered you are trying to retain me, but this other offer has everything that I am looking for in terms of short - and long-term opportunities.

5. Nathan Hochman:

   As one of the attorneys representing the Los Angeles Deputy District Attorneys in this lawsuit against LA DA George Gascon, I’m flattered that he felt the need to hire the most expensive law firm in the country to fight us, as a citizen of LA, I’m disgusted that he would waste so much of our money fighting tooth-and-nail against putting dangerous criminals in jail.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flattered
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flattered
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flattered