Flattered - English meaning

Flattered – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests.
Usage examples:
She was flattering him in order to avoid doing what he wanted
Synonims:
Compliment Praise Commend Admire Express admiration for Pay tribute to Say nice things about Pay court to Pay blandishments to Fawn on Wax lyrical about Make much of Cajole Humour Blarney Swe

verb
Past simple and past participle of flatter
Usage examples:
I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money., [ + that ] steve flatters…

Flattered translation into English

Flattered: translate from English into Chinese

受宠若惊, 奉承, 吹捧, 谄, 谀, 妩, 阿谀, 媚, 捧, 阿, 戴高帽子, 过份夸赞

Flattered: translate from English into Dutch

Gevleid, Vleien, Flatteren, Strelen, Flikflooien

Flattered: translate from English into French

Flatté, Flatter, Se flatter

Flattered: translate from English into German

Geschmeichelt, Schmeicheln, Umschmeicheln, Schönreden

Flattered: translate from English into Hindi

खुश, चापलूसी करना, बढ़ाना चढ़ाना, ख़ुशामद करना, बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर दिखाना

Flattered: translate from English into Italian

Lusingato, Adulabile

Flattered: translate from English into Korean

아첨, 즐겁게 하다, 아첨하다, 실물 이상으로 좋게 나타내다, 우쭐하게 하다, 우쭐해지다, 알랑거리다

Flattered: translate from English into Russian

Польщен, Льстить, Обольщать, Преувеличивать достоинства, Быть приятным, Ласкать, Приукрашивать

Flattered: translate from English into Spanish

Halagada, Halagar, Adular, Lisonjear, Favorecer, Incensar

Word origin

Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from flattery.

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Flattered – similar words

flatter

verb
Lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests.
Usage examples:
She was flattering him in order to avoid doing what he wanted

adjective
Having a level surface; without raised areas or indentations.
Usage examples:
He sat down on a flat rock

verb
To make someone feel important or attractive, or to praise someone in order to please him or her
Usage examples:
They were flattered by the invitation from the mayor., saying i was the best ever was too obvious a…

Flatter - all meanings in English

Flattered synonims

admire

verb
Regard with respect or warm approval.
Usage examples:
I admire your courage

verb
To respect and approve of someone or something
Usage examples:
I admire that music more than any other., the police did an admirable job of calming down the crowd…

Admire - all meanings in English

blarney

noun
Talk which aims to charm, flatter, or persuade (often considered typical of irish people).
Usage examples:
It took all my irish blarney to keep us out of court

verb
Influence or persuade (someone) using charm and pleasant flattery.
Usage examples:
He went overboard in blarneying him into thinking that joe considered him a nice guy

noun
A friendly and pleasant way of talking that makes someone good at persuading people to do things
Usage examples:
Don't listen to any of his blarney!

Blarney - all meanings in English

cajole

verb
Persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
Usage examples:
He hoped to cajole her into selling the house

verb
To try to persuade someone to do something by saying things that please the person or make the person feel important
Usage examples:
She is constantly cajoling her fellow citizens to adopt modern ideas and methods.

Cajole - all meanings in English

commend

verb
Praise formally or officially.
Usage examples:
He was commended by the judge for his courageous actions

verb
To formally praise or mention with approval someone or something
Usage examples:
Lamos should be commended for creating important opportunities for minority actors., the reporter d…

Commend - all meanings in English

compliment

noun
A polite expression of praise or admiration.
Usage examples:
She paid me an enormous compliment

verb
Politely congratulate or praise (someone) for something.
Usage examples:
He complimented erika on her appearance

Compliment - all meanings in English

fawn on

phrasal verb
If an animal such as a dog fawns on/upon you, it is very friendly towards you and rubs itself against you.

Fawn on - all meanings in English

humour

noun
The quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.
Usage examples:
His tales are full of humour

verb
Comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be.
Usage examples:
She was always humouring him to prevent trouble

noun
The ability to find things funny, the way in which people see that some things are funny, or the quality of being funny
Usage examples:
He's got a great sense of humour (= he is very able to see things as funny)., i must say i find his…

Humour - all meanings in English

praise

verb
Express warm approval or admiration of.
Usage examples:
We can't praise chris enough—he did a brilliant job

noun
The expression of approval or admiration for someone or something.
Usage examples:
The audience was full of praise for the whole production

Praise - all meanings in English

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