"flattering" meaning in English

See flattering in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈflætəɹɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-flattering.ogg Forms: more flattering [comparative], most flattering [superlative]
enPR: flă'tərĭng Etymology: From Middle English flatering, flatrung (gerund), equivalent to flatter + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flatering}} Middle English flatering, {{suffix|en|flatter|ing}} flatter + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} flattering (comparative more flattering, superlative most flattering)
  1. Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good. Synonyms: becoming Translations (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good): afalagador (Catalan), flatterende (Danish), imarteleva (Finnish), mairitteleva (Finnish), schmeichelhaft (German), κολακευτικός (kolakeftikós) (Greek), előnyös (Hungarian), kedvező (Hungarian), megtisztelő (Hungarian), jóleső (Hungarian), elismerő (Hungarian), flatterende (Norwegian Bokmål), lisonjero (Spanish), lisonjeador (Spanish), smickrande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-flattering-en-adj-G62qocfp Disambiguation of 'attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good': 98 2 0
  2. Gratifying to one's self-esteem; complimentary.
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  3. (of an image etc.) That which represents too favorably. Translations (that which represents too favorably): hízelgő (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-flattering-en-adj-LbmPK4jn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 39 42 6 3 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 8 29 34 10 8 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 33 35 10 8 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 38 41 6 4 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 41 44 5 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 30 32 13 5 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 36 36 13 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 5 36 39 7 6 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 30 32 13 5 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 34 36 8 6 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 8 34 32 10 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 9 31 28 13 4 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 28 30 14 6 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 38 40 7 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 30 32 13 5 13 Disambiguation of 'that which represents too favorably': 1 4 96

Noun

IPA: /ˈflætəɹɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-flattering.ogg Forms: flatterings [plural]
enPR: flă'tərĭng Etymology: From Middle English flatering, flatrung (gerund), equivalent to flatter + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flatering}} Middle English flatering, {{suffix|en|flatter|ing}} flatter + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} flattering (plural flatterings)
  1. The action of the verb to flatter.
    Sense id: en-flattering-en-noun-Wccs9VEa Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 8 29 34 10 8 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 33 35 10 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 30 32 13 5 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 5 36 36 13 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 30 32 13 5 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 8 34 32 10 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 9 31 28 13 4 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 28 30 14 6 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 30 32 13 5 13
  2. Instances of flattery.
    Sense id: en-flattering-en-noun-G1SGGWnf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: flattery, soft sawder

Verb

IPA: /ˈflætəɹɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-flattering.ogg
enPR: flă'tərĭng Etymology: From Middle English flatering, flatrung (gerund), equivalent to flatter + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flatering}} Middle English flatering, {{suffix|en|flatter|ing}} flatter + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} flattering
  1. present participle and gerund of flatter Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: flatter
    Sense id: en-flattering-en-verb-I4P5eW~L Categories (other): Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 30 32 13 5 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 30 32 13 5 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 9 31 28 13 4 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 28 30 14 6 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 30 32 13 5 13

Inflected forms

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