English-Thai Dictionary

flatter

N เครื่องมือ ที่ ทำให้ เหล็ก แบน ของ ช่างตีเหล็ก  kreang-mue-ti-tam-hai-lek-baen-kong-chang-te-lek

 

flatter

VT ทำให้ ดู สวย หรือ ดีขึ้นก ว่าที่ เป็นจริง  enhance set off tam-hai-du-suai-rue-de-kuen-kwa-ti-pen-jing

 

flatter

VT ยกยอ  ประจบ  สอพลอ  ยอ  ยกยอ ปอ ปั้น  praise fawn wheedle condemn denounce yok-yor

 

flatter oneself

PHRV ประจบ  ยกยอ  pra-job

 

flatteringly

ADV อย่าง ประจบสอพลอ  yang-pra-job-sor-por

 

flattery

N การ ประจบสอพลอ  คำยกยอ  คำสรรเสริญ เกิน ความเป็นจริง  adulation overpraise laudation kan-pra-job-sor-por

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FLATTER

n.The person or thing by which any thing is flattened.

 

FLATTER

v.t.[Flatter may be from the root of flat, that is, to make smooth, to appease, to soothe. L. plaudo. Perhaps flat and plaudo are from one root, the radical sense of which must be to extend, strain, stretch. ] 1. To soothe by praise; to gratify self-love by praise or obsequiousness; to please a person by applause or favorable notice, by respectful attention, or by any thing that exalts him in his own estimation, or confirms his good opinion of himself. We flatter a woman when we praise her children.
A man that flattereth his neighbor, spreadeth a net for his feet. Proverbs 29:5.
2. To please; to gratify; as, to flatter one's vanity or pride.
3. To praise falsely; to encourage by favorable notice; as, to flatter vices or crimes.
4. To encourage by favorable representations or indications; as, to flatter hopes. We are flattered with the prospect of peace.
5. To raise false hopes by representations not well founded; as, to flatter one with a prospect of success; to flatter a patient with the expectation of recovery when his case is desperate.
6. To please; to soothe.
A concert of voices - makes a harmony that flatters the ears.
7. To wheedle; to coax; to attempt to win by blandishments, praise or enticements. How many young and credulous persons are flattered out of their innocence and their property, by seducing arts!

 

FLATTERED

pp. Soothed by praise; pleased by commendation; gratified with hopes, false or well founded; wheedled.

 

FLATTERER

n.One who flatters; a fawner; a wheedler; one who praises another, with a view to please him, to gain his favor, or to accomplish some purpose. When I tell him he hates flatterers,
He says he does; being then most flattered.
The most abject flatterers degenerate into the greatest tyrants.

 

FLATTERING

ppr. 1. Gratifying with praise; pleasing by applause; wheedling; coaxing.
2. a. Pleasing to pride or vanity; gratifying to self-love; as a flattering eulogy. The minister gives a flattering account of his reception at court.
3. Pleasing; favorable; encouraging hope. We have a flattering prospect of an abundant harvest. The symptoms of the disease are flattering.
4. Practicing adulation; uttering false praise; as a flattering tongue.

 

FLATTERINGLY

adv. 1. In a flattering manner; in a manner to flatter.
2. In a manner to favor; with partiality.

 

FLATTERY

n. 1. False praise; commendation bestowed for the purpose of gaining favor and influence, or to accomplish some purpose. Direct flattery consists in praising a person himself; indirect flattery consists in praising a person through his works or his connections.
Simple pride for flattery makes demands.
Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
2. Adulation; obsequiousness; wheedling.
3. Just commendation which gratifies self-love.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FLATTER

FLATTER Flat "ter, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens.

 

2. (Metal Working ) (a ) A flat-faced fulling hammer. (b ) A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc.

 

FLATTER

Flat "ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Flattering. ]Etym: [OE. flateren, cf. OD. flatteren; akin to G. flattern to flutter, Icel. fla to fawn, flatter: cf. F. flatter. Cf. Flitter, Flutter, Flattery. ]

 

1. To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp. by artful and interested commendation or attentions; to blandish; to cajole; to wheedle. When I tell him he hates flatterers, He says he does, being then most flattered. Shak. A man that flattereth his neighbor, spreadeth a net for his feet. Prov. xxix. 5. Others he flattered by asking their advice. Prescott.

 

2. To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations.

 

3. To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of; as, his portrait flatters him.

 

FLATTER

FLATTER Flat "ter, v. i.

 

Defn: To use flattery or insincere praise. If it may stand him more in stead to lie, Say and unsay, feign, flatter, or adjure. Milton.

 

FLATTERER

FLATTERER Flat "ter *er, n.

 

Defn: One who flatters. The most abject flaterers degenerate into the greatest tyrants. Addison.

 

FLATTERING

FLATTERING Flat "ter *ing, a.

 

Defn: That flatters (in the various senses of the verb ); 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.

 

FLATTERINGLY

FLATTERINGLY Flat "ter *ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: With flattery.

 

FLATTERY

Flat "ter *y, n.; pl. Flatteries. Etym: [OE. flaterie, OF. flaterie, F.flaterie, fr. flater to flatter, F. flatter; of uncertain origin. See Flatter, v. t.]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

flatter

flat ter |ˈflatər ˈflædər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] lavish insincere praise and compliments upon (someone ), esp. to further one's own interests: she was flattering him to avoid doing what he wanted. • give an unrealistically favorable impression of: the portraitist flatters his sitter to the detriment of his art. • (usu. be flattered ) make (someone ) feel honored and pleased: [ with obj. and infinitive ] : I was very flattered to be given the commission | [ with obj. and clause ] : at least I am flattered that you don't find me boring. • (flatter oneself ) make oneself feel pleased by believing something favorable about oneself, typically something that is unfounded: [ with clause ] : I flatter myself I'm the best dressed man here. • (of a color or a style of clothing ) make (someone ) appear more attractive or to the best advantage: the muted fuchsia shade flattered her pale skin. • archaic please (the ear or eye ): the beauty of the stone flattered the young clergyman's eyes. ORIGIN Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from flattery .

 

flatterer

flat ter er |ˈflatərər ˈflætərər | ▶noun a person who lavishes praise, often insincerely; a sycophant: he is not allowing flatterers to deceive him.

 

flattering

flat ter ing |ˈflatəriNG ˈflædərɪŋ | ▶adjective (of a person or their remarks ) full of praise and compliments: the article began with some flattering words about us. • pleasing; gratifying: [ with infinitive ] : it was flattering to have a pretty girl like Frances so obviously fond of him. • enhancing someone's appearance: I don't think anything sleeveless is very flattering | that's a flattering picture of him. DERIVATIVES flat ter ing ly adverb

 

flattery

flat ter y |ˈflatərē ˈflædəri | ▶noun ( pl. flatteries ) excessive and insincere praise, esp. that given to further one's own interests: his healthy distrust of courtiers' flattery. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French flaterie, from flater ‘stroke, flatter, ’ probably of Germanic origin and related to flat 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

flatter

flat |ter |ˈflatə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 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. • cause (someone ) to feel honoured and pleased: [ with obj. and infinitive ] : I was very flattered to be given the commission | [ with obj. and clause ] : she felt flattered that he was confiding in her. • (flatter oneself ) choose to believe something favourable about oneself, typically when this belief is unfounded: ‘Don't flatter yourself! I wasn't doing it for your benefit! ’. • give an unrealistically favourable impression of: the final scoreline flattered England. • (of a colour or a style of clothing ) cause (someone ) to appear to the best advantage: the fuchsia shade flattered her pale skin. • archaic please (the ear or eye ): the beauty of the stone flattered the clergyman's eyes. PHRASES flatter to deceive appear promising but ultimately disappoint. ORIGIN Middle English: perhaps a back-formation from flattery .

 

flatterer

flat |ter ¦er |ˈflat (ə )rə (r )| ▶noun a person who lavishes praise, often insincerely; a sycophant: he is not allowing flatterers to deceive him.

 

flattering

flat ¦ter |ing |ˈflatərɪŋ | ▶adjective full of praise and compliments: the article began with some flattering words about us. • pleasing or gratifying: [ with infinitive ] : it was flattering to have a pretty girl like Fiona so obviously fond of him. • enhancing someone's appearance: I don't think anything sleeveless is very flattering. DERIVATIVES flatteringly adverb

 

flattery

flat |tery |ˈflat (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. flatteries ) [ mass noun ] excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one's own interests: she allowed no hint of flattery to enter her voice. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French flaterie, from flater ‘stroke, flatter ’, probably of Germanic origin and related to flat 1 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

flatter

flatter verb 1 it amused him to flatter her: compliment, praise, express admiration for, say nice things about, fawn over; cajole, humor, flannel, blarney; informal sweet-talk, soft-soap, brown-nose, butter up, play up to, slobber over; formal laud. ANTONYMS insult. 2 I was flattered to be asked: honor, gratify, please, delight; informal tickle pink. ANTONYMS offend. 3 a hairstyle that flattered her: suit, become, look good on, go well with; informal do something for. ANTONYMS clash with.

 

flatterer

flatterer noun he's got all the flatterers that money can buy: sycophant, bootlicker, brown-noser, toady, lickspittle, flunky, lackey, yes-man, doormat, stooge, cringer, suck, suck-up.

 

flattering

flattering adjective 1 flattering remarks: complimentary, praising, favorable, commending, admiring, applauding, appreciative, good; fulsome, honeyed, sugary, cajoling, silver-tongued, honey-tongued; fawning, oily, obsequious, ingratiating, servile, sycophantic; informal sweet-talking, soft-soaping, crawling, bootlicking; formal encomiastic. 2 it was very flattering to be nominated: pleasing, gratifying, honoring, gladdening. 3 her most flattering dress: becoming, enhancing.

 

flattery

flattery noun she's simply not vain enough to fall for your flattery: praise, adulation, compliments, blandishments, honeyed words; fawning, blarney, cajolery; formal encomium; informal sweet talk, soft soap, snow job, buttering up, toadying.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

flatter

flatter verb 1 it amused him to flirt with her and flatter her: 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, flannel, blarney; informal sweet-talk, soft-soap, butter up, lay it on thick, lay it on with a trowel, play up to, suck up to, crawl to, creep to, be all over, fall all over; archaic blandish; rare laud, panegyrize. ANTONYMS insult. 2 I was flattered to be asked to join them: honour, gratify, please, give pleasure to, make someone pleased /glad, delight, gladden; informal tickle pink. ANTONYMS offend. 3 a hairstyle that flattered her small features: suit, become, set off, show to advantage, enhance, look good on, look right on, be appropriate to, go well with, embellish, ornament, grace, befit; informal do something for. ANTONYMS clash with.

 

flatterer

flatterer noun the prince is surrounded by flatterers: sycophant, groveller, fawner, lackey, obsequious person, kowtower, time server; informal crawler, creep, toady, bootlicker, yes man, lickspittle, doormat, truckler; N. Amer. informal suck-up, brown-nose; Brit. vulgar slang arse-licker, arse-kisser; formal encomiast; archaic toad-eater. ANTONYMS critic.

 

flattering

flattering adjective 1 these are very flattering remarks: complimentary, praising, favourable, commending, admiring, applauding, appreciative; honeyed, sugary, cajoling, flannelling, blarneying, silver-tongued, honey-tongued; fawning, obsequious, ingratiating, servile, sycophantic, unctuous, oleaginous, oily; informal sweet-talking, soft-soaping, crawling, creeping, bootlicking, smarmy; rare encomiastic, encomiastical. ANTONYMS unflattering, insulting. 2 Mr Crosbie said it was very flattering to be nominated: pleasing, gratifying, honouring, gladdening. ANTONYMS offensive. 3 she had worn her most flattering dress: becoming, enhancing, appropriate, embellishing, ornamenting, gracing, befitting. ANTONYMS unflattering, unbecoming.

 

flattery

flattery noun the old man sounded mollified by the flattery: praise, adulation, compliments, blandishments, admiration, honeyed words, pats on the back; fawning, simpering, puffery, blarney, cajolery, wheedling; informal sweet talk, soft soap, spiel, buttering up, cosying up, toadying, currying favour, weasel words; Brit. informal flannel; Brit. vulgar slang arse-kissing, arse-licking; N. Amer. vulgar slang brown-nosing, ass-kissing, ass-licking; rare laudation. ANTONYMS criticism.

 

Duden Dictionary

Flatter

Flat ter Substantiv, feminin , die |Fl a tter |zu flattern 1b nur in der Fügung die Flatter machen salopp weggehen, verschwinden

 

Flatterechse

Flat ter ech se Substantiv, feminin , die |Fl a tterechse |Flugdrache

 

Flatterei

Flat te rei Substantiv, feminin , die |Flatter ei |die Flatterei; Genitiv: der Flatterei dauerndes Flattern

 

Flattergeist

Flat ter geist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Fl a ttergeist |Plural Flattergeister

 

flatterhaft

flat ter haft Adjektiv abwertend |fl a tterhaft |unbeständig und oberflächlich, von unstetem Charakter

 

Flatterhaftigkeit

Flat ter haf tig keit Substantiv, feminin abwertend , die |Fl a tterhaftigkeit |unstetes, wankelmütiges Wesen; Oberflächlichkeit

 

flatterig

flat te rig , flatt rig Adjektiv flattrig |fl a tterig fl a ttrig |a abwertend flatterhaft b unruhig, unregelmäßig der Puls ist, geht flatterig

 

Flattermann

Flat ter mann Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |Fl a ttermann |der Flattermann < Plural: Flattermänner > 1 scherzhaft Brathähnchen 2 nervöser, unruhiger Mensch, Mann 3 ohne Plural innere Unruhe, Aufgeregtheit den Flattermann überwinden einen Flattermann haben Lampenfieber haben

 

Flattermarke

Flat ter mar ke Substantiv, feminin Druckwesen , die |Fl a ttermarke |

 

flattern

flat tern schwaches Verb |fl a ttern |frühneuhochdeutsch flatern, mittelhochdeutsch vladeren, wohl verwandt mit Falter 1 a Perfektbildung mit »ist « unruhig-taumelig fliegen ein Vogel flattert durch das Zimmer b Perfektbildung mit »hat « mit den Flügeln in kurzen Abständen schlagen [und sich hin und her bewegen ]2 Perfektbildung mit »ist « (von Blättern, Papierstücken o. Ä.) vom Wind oder Luftzug bewegt weitergetragen werden die Blätter flatterten durch die Luft | figurativ eine Einladung ist mir auf den Tisch geflattert (ich habe sie unvermutet, unerwartet bekommen )3 a Perfektbildung mit »hat « heftig vom Wind bewegt werden die Fahne flattert im Wind b Perfektbildung mit »hat « [aufgrund von innerer Unruhe oder Erregtheit ] sich unruhig, zitternd bewegen seine Hände flatterten nervös | figurativ das Herz, der Puls beginnt zu flattern (unregelmäßig zu schlagen )c Perfektbildung mit »hat « umgangssprachlich die [Boden ]haftung verlieren und dadurch unregelmäßig und heftig vibrieren

 

Flattersatz

Flat ter satz Substantiv, maskulin Druckwesen , der |Fl a ttersatz |Schriftsatz mit ungleichmäßig langen Zeilen

 

Flattertier

Flat ter tier Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Fl a ttertier |1 (in mehreren Hundert Arten vorkommendes ) Säugetier, das mithilfe von großen Flughäuten weit und schnell fliegen kann z. B. Fledermaus 2 umgangssprachlich flatternd fliegendes Insekt z. B. Schmetterling

 

French Dictionary

flatter

flatter v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Caresser un animal. : Ils flattent leur chatte, la Princesse Maboule. 2 Complimenter avec excès. : Il faut se méfier de ceux qui vous flattent au lieu de donner vraiment leur avis. SYNONYME encenser . 3 Toucher agréablement. : Cette nomination me flatte énormément. 4 Avantager. : Ce vêtement le flatte. SYNONYME embellir . verbe pronominal 1 Être persuadé de. : Il se flatte d ’atteindre l ’objectif fixé. SYNONYME croire ; penser ; prétendre . Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec la préposition de suivie de l ’infinitif. 2 Tirer fierté, orgueil. : Elle se flatte de cette réussite. SYNONYME féliciter . Note Syntaxique En ce sens, le verbe se construit avec la préposition de suivie d ’un nom ou d ’un infinitif. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Elle s ’est flattée du succès obtenu. Être flatté que. Être honoré. : Je suis flatté que vous soyez venu à notre réception. SYNONYME être content ; être honoré . Note Syntaxique La conjonction que est suivie du subjonctif. aimer

 

flatterie

flatterie n. f. nom féminin Louange exagérée. : Elle n ’aime pas les flatteries. SYNONYME coups d ’encensoir ; courbettes . Prononciation Le e central ne se prononce pas, [flatri ]

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

flatter

flat ter /flǽtə r /〖語源は 「なめらか (flat )にする 」〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing /flǽt (ə )rɪŋ /他動詞 1 ｟非難して ｠ «…について » 〈人 〉にお世辞を言う , おべっかを使う «about , on » ; 〖～ A into doing 〗A 〈人 〉をおだてて …させる ▸ You flatter me .(ほめられた後 )お口がお上手ですね .2 〈人 〉をうれしがらせる ;〖通例be ～ed 〗〈人が 〉 «…に /…して /…ということに » うれしく感じる, 喜ぶ «by /to do /that 節 » ▸ I'm flattered .光栄です (!ほめられたときに言う ) ▸ Oh, that's OK. I was flattered .いいの, 気持ちはうれしかったわ 3 〈写真 肖像画などが 〉〈人 〉を引き立たせる, 実物 [実際 ]より良く見せる ▸ The new dress would flatter her figure .この新しいドレスを着れば彼女のスタイルはぐっとよく見えるでしょう .自動詞 お世辞を言う .fl á tter one s è lf «…だと » うぬぼれる «that 節 » .

 

flatterer

fl á t ter er /-t (ə )rə r /名詞 C おべっか使い .

 

flattered

fl á t tered 形容詞 1 (自尊心が満たされ )うれしい, 気を良くした .2 (公式の場で謝意を表して )光栄である .

 

flattering

fl á t ter ing /-t (ə )rɪŋ /形容詞 1 〈写真 服などが 〉実物以上に良く見せる, 引き立たせる .2 〈物 事が 〉【人に 】喜ばしい, 快い «to » .3 お世辞の .～ly 副詞

 

flattery

flat ter y /flǽt (ə )ri /名詞 U ｟通例非難して ｠お世辞 (を言うこと ), ごますり ▸ Flattery will get you nowhere! ｟話 おどけて ｠お世辞を言ってもだめだよ