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flattering

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flat·ter 1  (fltr)
v. flat·tered, flat·ter·ing, flat·ters
v.tr.
1. To compliment excessively and often insincerely, especially in order to win favor.
2. To please or gratify the vanity of: "What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering" (George Bernard Shaw).
3.
a. To portray favorably: a photograph that flatters its subject.
b. To show off becomingly or advantageously.
v.intr.
To practice flattery.

[Middle English flateren, from Old French flater, of Germanic origin; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]

flatter·er n.
flatter·ing·ly adv.

flat·ter 2  (fltr)
n.
1. A flat-faced swage or hammer used by blacksmiths.
2. A die plate for flattening metal into strips, as in the manufacture of watch springs.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.flattering - showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color"
uncomplimentary, unflattering - showing or representing unfavorably; "an unflattering portrait"; "an uncomplimentary dress"

flattering
adjective 1. becoming, kind, effective, enhancing, well-chosen << OPPOSITE unflattering
Translations
flattering [ˈflætərɪŋ] adjhalagador(a); [clothes etc] → que favorece, favorecedor(a)
flattering [ˈflætərɪŋ] flatter adjflatteur/euse; [clothes etc] → seyant(e)
flattering [ˈflætərɪŋ] flatter adjschmeichelhaft;
(dress etc) → vorteilhaft
flattering [ˈflætərɪŋ] adjlusinghiero/a; [clothes etc] → che dona, che abbellisce


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Often she was very sad and lonely, and it happened that one day while she was seated at the window, letting salt tears drop on her work, an old woman, a kind, homely-looking old body, stepped up to the window, and, leaning upon her crutch, addressed the Queen in friendly, flattering tones, saying:
WHEN the author of these little tales commenced them, it was her intention to form a short series of such stories as, it was hoped, might not be entirely without moral advantage; but unforeseen circumstances have prevented their completion, and, unwilling to delay the publication any longer, she commits them to the world in their present unfinished state, without any flattering anticipations of their reception.
Hunt and his party at Astoria, and giving the most flattering accounts of the prosperity of the enterprise.
 
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