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English Dictionary: flattery by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flattery
n
  1. excessive or insincere praise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Flattery \Flat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Flatteries}. [OE. flaterie, OF.
      flaterie, F. flaterie, fr. flater to flatter, F. flatter; of
      uncertain origin. See {Flatter}, v. t.]
      The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by
      artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false,
      insincere, or excessive praise.
  
               Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
                                                                              --Rambler.
  
               Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
                                                                              --Burke.
  
      Syn: Adulation; compliment; obsequiousness. See {Adulation}.
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