flattering

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.

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

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flatter·er n.

flatter·ing·ly adv.

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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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

flattering - showing or representing to advantage; "a flattering color" uncomplimentary, unflattering - showing or representing unfavorably; "an unflattering portrait"; "an uncomplimentary dress"

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flattering

adjective 1. becoming, kind, effective, enhancing, well-chosen << OPPOSITE unflattering

adjective 2. ingratiating, complimentary, gratifying, fawning, sugary, fulsome, laudatory, adulatory, honeyed, honey-tongued << OPPOSITE uncomplimentary

Translations

flattering [ˈflætərɪŋ] adj → halagador(a); [clothes etc] → que favorece, favorecedor(a)

flattering [ˈflætərɪŋ] flatter adj → flatteur/euse; [clothes etc] → seyant(e)

flattering [ˈflætərɪŋ] flatter adj → schmeichelhaft;

(dress etc) → vorteilhaft

flattering [ˈflætərɪŋ] adj → lusinghiero/a; [clothes etc] → che dona, che abbellisce