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Noun Concept
Categories: Persuasion techniques, Interpersonal relationships
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flattery
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Excessive or insincere praise WordNet 3.0
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Excessive or insincere praise WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Flattery is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject. Wikipedia
Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour. Wiktionary
Excessive praise. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
compliment
persuasion
modes of persuasion
HAS KIND
adulation
blandishment
blarney
puffery
soften
DERIVATION
flatter
DIFFERENT FROM
Flattery
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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flattery
Wikipedia
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flattery
Wikidata
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flattery
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Adulate, flattered, flattering, Flatters, Kolakia

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