Etymology: [ 'fla-t&r ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English flateren, from Old French flater to lick, flatter, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German flaz flat.
Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good, The action of the verb to flatter, Present participle of flatter, Instances of flattery, If someone's remarks are flattering, they praise you and say nice things about you. There were pleasant and flattering obituaries about him. clothes, pictures etc that are flattering make someone look as attractive as they can or make something as good as possible, even if it is not really very good, act of praising, act of complimenting, praising, complimenting, If something is flattering, it makes you appear more attractive. Some styles are so flattering that they instantly become classics It wasn't a very flattering photograph, tending to reveal or represent favorably, That flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a flattering speech, To compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour, Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener, To enhance someone's vanity by praising them, To portray something to advantage, To convey notions of the facts that are believed to be favorable to the hearer without certainty of the truthfulness of the notions conveyed, A type of set tool used by blacksmiths, Comparative form of flat: more flat, praise somewhat dishonestly, To use flattery or insincere praise, If something flatters you, it makes you appear more attractive. Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones My philosophy of fashion is that I like to make clothes that flatter. see also flat, flattered, flattering, person or thing that flattens; blacksmith's hammer (used to flatten metal), praise, compliment, disapproval If someone flatters you, they praise you in an exaggerated way that is not sincere, because they want to please you or to persuade you to do something. I knew she was just flattering me. a story of how the president flattered and feted him into taking his side, To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of; as, his portrait flatters him, If you flatter yourself that something good is the case, you believe that it is true, although others may disagree. If someone says to you `you're flattering yourself' or `don't flatter yourself', they mean that they disagree with your good opinion of yourself. I flatter myself that this campaign will put an end to the war You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous lengths?, by artful and interested commendation or attentions; to blandish; to cajole; to wheedle, To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp, To portray something to advantage. To convey notions of the facts that are believed to be favorable to the hearer without certainty of the truthfulness of the notions conveyed, A flat-faced fulling hammer, To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations, A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc, To enhance someones vanity by praising them, A type of hammer used by blacksmiths, comparative of flat, One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens,
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Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good - "The dress really did not look very flattering on her figure."
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The action of the verb to flatter
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Present participle of flatter
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Instances of flattery
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If someone's remarks are flattering, they praise you and say nice things about you. There were pleasant and flattering obituaries about him. clothes, pictures etc that are flattering make someone look as attractive as they can or make something as good as possible, even if it is not really very good
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act of praising, act of complimenting isim
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praising, complimenting sıfat
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If something is flattering, it makes you appear more attractive. Some styles are so flattering that they instantly become classics It wasn't a very flattering photograph
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tending to reveal or represent favorably
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That flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a flattering speech
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To compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour
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Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener
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To enhance someone's vanity by praising them
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To portray something to advantage
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To convey notions of the facts that are believed to be favorable to the hearer without certainty of the truthfulness of the notions conveyed
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A type of set tool used by blacksmiths
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Comparative form of flat: more flat
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flatter
praise somewhat dishonestly
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To use flattery or insincere praise
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If something flatters you, it makes you appear more attractive. Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones My philosophy of fashion is that I like to make clothes that flatter. see also flat, flattered, flattering
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person or thing that flattens; blacksmith's hammer (used to flatten metal) isim
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flatter
praise, compliment fiil
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disapproval If someone flatters you, they praise you in an exaggerated way that is not sincere, because they want to please you or to persuade you to do something. I knew she was just flattering me. a story of how the president flattered and feted him into taking his side
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To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of; as, his portrait flatters him
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If you flatter yourself that something good is the case, you believe that it is true, although others may disagree. If someone says to you `you're flattering yourself' or `don't flatter yourself', they mean that they disagree with your good opinion of yourself. I flatter myself that this campaign will put an end to the war You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous lengths?
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flatter
by artful and interested commendation or attentions; to blandish; to cajole; to wheedle
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To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp
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To portray something to advantage. To convey notions of the facts that are believed to be favorable to the hearer without certainty of the truthfulness of the notions conveyed
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A flat-faced fulling hammer
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To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations
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A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc
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