Word Meanings - FLATTERING - Book Publishers vocabulary database

That flatters ; as, a flattering speech. Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. Shak. A flattering painter, who made it his care, To draw men as they ought be, not as they are. Goldsmith.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of FLATTERING)

• Obsequious
• Submissive
• servile
• deferential
• cringing
• sycophantic
• flattering
• Unctuous
• Oily
• smooth
• fawning
• fulsome
• complimentary

Related words: (words related to FLATTERING)

• SMOOTHEN
  To make smooth.
• FLATTER
  1. One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens. A flat-faced fulling hammer. A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc.
• SMOOTHNESS
  Quality or state of being smooth.
• CRINGLE
  An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in the plural. The cringles are used for making fast the bowline bridles, earings, etc. (more info) 1. A withe for fastening a gate.
• FAWNINGLY
  In a fawning manner.
• SERVILELY
  In a servile manner; slavishly.
• SERVILENESS
  Quality of being servile; servility.
• FLATTERY
  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
• SMOOTH-CHINNED
  Having a smooth chin; beardless. Drayton.
• DEFERENTIALLY
  With deference.
• SMOOTHLY
  In a smooth manner.
• OBSEQUIOUSLY
  1. In an obsequious manner; compliantly; fawningly. Dryden. 2. In a manner appropriate to obsequies. Whilst I a while obsequiously lament The untimely fall of virtuous Lancaster. Shak.
• FLATTERINGLY
  With flattery.
• FAWN-COLORED
  Of the color of a fawn; light yellowish brown.
• OBSEQUIOUSNESS
  The quality or state of being obsequious. South.
• SMOOTH-SPOKEN
  Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued.
• DEFERENTIAL
  Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.
• SMOOTHER
  One who, or that which, smooths.
• SMOOTHING
  fr. Smooth, v. Smoothing iron, an iron instrument with a polished face, for smoothing clothes; a sadiron; a flatiron. -- Smoothing plane, a short, finely set plane, for smoothing and finishing work.
• CRINGER
  One who cringes.
• BEFLATTER
  To flatter excessively.
• OUTFAWN
  To exceed in fawning.