compliment

com·pli·ment  (kmpl-mnt)

n.

1. An expression of praise, admiration, or congratulation.

2. A formal act of civility, courtesy, or respect.

3. compliments Good wishes; regards: Extend my compliments to your parents. See Usage Note at complement.

tr.v. com·pli·ment·ed, com·pli·ment·ing, com·pli·ments

1. To pay a compliment to.

2. To show fondness, regard, or respect for by giving a gift or performing a favor.

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[French, from Italian complimento, from Spanish cumplimiento, from cumplir, to complete, from Latin complre, to fill up : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + plre, to fill; see pel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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compliment

Noun

1. an expression of praise

2. compliments formal greetings

Verb

to express admiration for [Italian complimento]

USAGE: Avoid confusion with complement.

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Compliment of sycophants—Madden.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	compliment - a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration congratulations, extolment, kudos, praise - an expression of approval and commendation; "he always appreciated praise for his work" trade-last - a compliment that I heard about you that I offer to trade for a compliment you have heard about me flattery - excessive or insincere praise fulsomeness, smarm, unction - excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm
Verb	1.	compliment - say something to someone that expresses praise; "He complimented her on her last physics paper" congratulate praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
	2.	compliment - express respect or esteem for greet - send greetings to

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compliment

noun 1. praise, honour, tribute, courtesy, admiration, bouquet, flattery, eulogy << OPPOSITE criticism

plural noun 2. greetings, regards, respects, good wishes, salutation << OPPOSITE insult

3. congratulations, praise, commendation

verb 4. praise, flatter, salute, congratulate, pay tribute to, commend, laud, extol, crack up (informal) pat on the back, sing the praises of, wax lyrical about, big up (slang), chiefly Caribbean speak highly of << OPPOSITE criticize

USAGE Compliment is sometimes confused with complement.

Translations

compliment [ˈkɔmplɪmənt] n (formal) → cumplido (= flirtation); piropo

vt → felicitar;

compliments npl → saludos mpl;

to pay sb a compliment (formal) → hacer cumplidos a algn (= flirt); piropear, echar piropos a algn;

to compliment sb (on sth/on doing sth) → felicitar a algn (por algo/por haber hecho algo)

compliment n [ˈkɔmplɪmənt] → compliment m

vt [ˈkɔmplɪmɛnt] → complimenter;

compliments npl → compliments mpl, hommages mpl; vœux mpl;

to pay sb a compliment → faire or adresser un compliment à qn;

to compliment sb (on sth/on doing sth) → féliciter qn (pour qch/de faire qch)

compliment n [ˈkɔmplɪmənt]

vt [ˈkɔmplɪmɛnt]

n → Kompliment nt

vt → ein Kompliment/Komplimente machen;

compliments npl (regards) → Grüße pl;

to pay sb a compliment → jdm ein Kompliment machen;

to compliment sb (on sth) → jdm Komplimente (wegen etw) machen;

to compliment sb on doing sth → jdm Komplimente machen, dass er/sie etw getan hat

compliment n [ˈkɔmplɪmənt] → complimento

vt [ˈkɔmplɪmɛnt] → fare un complimento a;

compliments npl → complimenti mpl; rispetti mpl;

to pay sb a compliment → fare un complimento a qn;

to compliment sb (on sth/on doing sth) → congratularsi or complimentarsi con qn (per qc/per aver fatto qc)

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compliment

n compliment [ˈkompləmənt]

an expression of praise or flattery He's always paying her compliments. kompliment, gelukwens, pluimpie مَديح، إطْراء، ثَناء комплимент kompliment kompliment das Kompliment φιλοφρόνηση cumplido, halago kompliment تعریف؛ تحسین kohteliaisuus compliment מַחמָאָה प्रशंसा करना pozdrav, čestitka, kompliment bók pujian lofsyrði, gullhamrar complimento 賛辞 칭찬 komplimentas, pagyrimas kompliments puji compliment kompliment, ros komplement gentileza compliment комплимент poklona poklon kompliment komplimang คำชมเชย iltifat, kompliman 贊辭，恭維話 комплімент; люб'язність تعریفی الفاظ sự tán dương 赞辞，恭维话

[kompliˈment] v

to praise or flatter He complimented her on her cooking. gelukwens, komplimenteer يَمْتَدِح، يُطْري لِ، يُثْني عَلى похвалвам dělat poklony rose; komplimentere Komplimente machen φιλοφρονώ elogiar komplimente tegema تعریف کردن؛ تملق گفتن lausua kohteliaisuuksia complimenter לְהַחמִיא प्रशंसा करना pohvaliti, polaskati, čestitati bókot mond memuji hrósa complimentarsi ほめる 칭찬하다 (pa)girti izteikt komplimentus memuji complimenteren rose, gratulere, smigre chwalić elogiar a com­pli­menta, a face complimente говорить комплименты (po)chváliť (po)hvaliti, (po)laskati davati komplimente ge komplimanger, komplimentera ชมเชย iltifat etmek, kompliman yapmak 讚美 хвалити, говорити компліменти ستائش کرنا khen ngợi 赞美

adj ˌcompliˈmentary [-ˈmen-]

(negative uncomplimentary)

1 flattering or praising complimentary remarks. komplimenterend إطْرائي، مَدْحِي ласкателен pochvalný, lichotivý rosende; komplimenterende höflich επαινετικός elogioso meelitav ستایش آمیز؛ تملق آمیز kohtelias, mairitteleva flatteur מַחמִיא प्रशंसा सूचक laskav hízelgő menyanjung hrósandi complimentoso 称賛の 칭찬의 pagiriamasis cildinošs; glaimojošs pujian complimenteus rosende, smigrende pochlebny lisonjeiro măgulitor похвальный lichotivý laskav pohvalan berömmande, smickrande ที่ชื่นชม övgülü, hayranlık ifade eden 贊美的 похвальний; приємний تعریفی ، پُرساتائش khen ngợi 赞美的

2 given free a complimentary ticket. komplimentêr مَجّاني، تَكْريمي гратисен bezplatný gratis Frei... τιμής ένεκεν gratuito, de regalo prii- اهدایی؛ رایگان vapaa- à titre gracieux חִנָם @@@חִינָם$$$ मुफ्त besplatna ulaznica tisztelet- cuma-cuma gefins, ókeypis (in) omaggio 無料の 무료의 nemokamas brīv[] diberi percuma gratis gratis, fri-, gave- darmowy gratuito gratuit бесплатный bezplatný, voľný brezplačen besplatan fri-, gratis- ที่ได้รับสมนาคุณ ücretsiz, parasız 免費贈送的 безкоштовний مفت ، بلا معاوضہ biếu 免费赠送的

with compliments

used when sending a gift etc `With compliments from a secret admirer'. met komplimente مع تَحِيّات дар от s projevem úcty med hilsen die Empfehlung με φιλικούς χαιρετισμούς gentileza de, cortesía de tervitustega به عنوان هدیه ای از طرف (kunnioittavin/ystävällisin) terveisin, kunnioittavasti avec les hommages de בִברָכָה तोहफा देते वक्त उपयोग किया जाता है počastiti čime üdvözlettel, tisztelete jeléül hadiah með kveðju con gli omaggi di, con gli auguri di 謹呈 근정(謹呈) ...로부터 su geriausiais linkėjimais pateicībā; ar sveicienu hadiah met de complimenten van med (vennlig) hilsen z wyrazami szacunku, w dowód przyjaźni com cumprimentos cu complimente (de la) с приветом; с поздравлениями s prejavom úcty s pozdravi/pokloni uz pozdrave hälsningar ที่แนบมาด้วย saygılarla, hürmetlerle 敬贈 з привітом (від) سلام کے ساتھ lời thăm hỏi 敬赠

to pay a compliment (not complement ).