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- Dictionaryflatter/ˈflatə/
verb
- 1. lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and with the aim of furthering one's own interests: "she was flattering him in order to avoid doing what he wanted" Similar Opposite
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FLATTER definition: 1. to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is…. Learn more.
1. : to praise excessively especially from motives of self-interest. He flattered her with comments about how youthful she looks. 2. archaic : beguile sense 2. b. : to encourage or gratify especially with the assurance that something is right. I flatter myself that my interpretation is correct. 3. a. : to portray too favorably.
to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention. to praise or compliment insincerely, effusively, or excessively: She flatters him by constantly praising his books. to represent favorably; gratify by falsification: The portrait flatters her. to show to advantage: a hairstyle that flatters the face.
When you flatter someone, you praise and compliment him or her — but you aren't totally sincere. You flatter your friend by telling her she's the best driver in the world. Because you want her to offer you a ride.
If you flatter yourself that something good is the case, you believe that it is true, although others may disagree. If someone says to you ' you're flattering yourself ' or ' don't flatter yourself ', they mean that they disagree with your good opinion of yourself.
to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere: I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to praise someone or something. praise Lawmakers praised the bipartisan deal.
1. to praise insincerely, esp in order to win favour or reward. 2. to show to advantage: that dress flatters her. 3. ( tr) to make to appear more attractive, etc, than in reality. 4. to play upon or gratify the vanity of (a person): it flatters her to be remembered.
to be pleased because somebody has made you feel important or special. He was flattered by her attention. I felt flattered at being asked to give a lecture. She was flattered to hear that he had been asking about her. I suppose we should be flattered that he agreed to come at all. flatter to deceive.
to say nice things to someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere: The interviewer flattered him about his recent work. be flattered. to feel very pleased and proud: I am flattered to have been given this award. She was flattered by his attention. flatter verb (LOOK ATTRACTIVE)
flatter meaning, definition, what is flatter: to praise someone in order to please the...: Learn more.
