Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - flattery
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Flattery
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Flattery consists of flattering words or behaviour. He is ambitious and susceptible to flattery. N-UNCOUNT c darkgreen]disapproval
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noun (plural -teries) Date: 14th century 1. a. the act or practice of flattering b. (1) something that flatters (2) insincere or excessive praise 2. obsolete a pleasing self-deception ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 exaggerated or insincere praise. 2 the act or an instance of flattering. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ n insincere praise (She uses a mixture of charm and flattery to get what she wants. | flattery will get you nowhere! huymorous spoken (=flattery will not help you get what you want from me)) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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