flattering

English

Etymology

From Middle English flatering, flatrung (gerund), equivalent to flatter +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• enPR: flă'tərĭng, IPA^(key): /ˈflætəɹɪŋ/

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Adjective

flattering (comparative more flattering, superlative most flattering)

1. Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.

   Synonym: becoming

   Antonyms: unbecoming, unflattering

   The dress really did not look very flattering on her figure.

2. Gratifying to one's self-esteem; complimentary.
3. (of an image etc.) That which represents too favorably.

Translations

attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good

• Catalan: afalagador
• Danish: flatterende
• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} flata
• Finnish: imarteleva, mairitteleva
• German: schmeichelhaft (de)
• Greek: κολακευτικός (el) (kolakeftikós)
• Hungarian: előnyös (hu), kedvező (hu)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: flatterende

• Spanish: lisonjero (es), lisonjeador (es)
• Swedish: smickrande (sv)

gratifying, complimentary — see also gratifying,‎ complimentary

• Hungarian: megtisztelő (hu), jóleső (hu), elismerő (hu)

that which represents too favorably

• Hungarian: hízelgő (hu), ^{(please verify)} dicsérő (hu), ^{(please verify)} bókoló (hu)

Verb

flattering

1. present participle and gerund of flatter

Noun

flattering (plural flatterings)

1. The action of the verb to flatter.
2. Instances of flattery.

Synonyms

• flattery
• soft sawder