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The answer FLATTERY has 57 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of flattery in various dictionaries:
noun - excessive or insincere praise
The act or practice of flattering.
Excessive or insincere praise.
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| "Imitation is the sincerest form of" it, but beware, it "corrupts both the receiver and the giver" |
| On Earth it may "get you nowhere"; in the "Inferno" it gets Alessio immersed in filth |
| A cliché says this "will get you nowhere" |
| "Imitation is the sincerest form of" it |
| It'll "get you nowhere"(8) |
| "Imitation is the sincerest form of" this |
| This word for excessive & sometimes false praise is also the name of a cape in Washington State |
| You're brilliant! You know this word refers to handing out excessive compliments |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one's own interests. |
| excessive or insincere praise |
| the act of praising someone, often in a way that is not sincere, because you want something from them: |
| Excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one's own interests. |
| The act or practice of flattering. |
| Excessive or insincere praise. |
| Flattery description |
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Flattery (also called adulation or blandishment) is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject. It is used in pick-up lines when attempting to initiate romantic courtship. * Historically, flattery has been used as a standard form of discourse when addressing a king or queen. In the Renaissance, it was a common practice among writers to flatter the reigning monarch, as Edmund Spenser flattered Queen Elizabeth I in The Faerie Queene, William Shakespeare flattered King James I in Macbeth and Niccolò Machiavelli flattered Lorenzo II de' Medici in The Prince. * Most associations with flattery, however, are negative. Negative descriptions of flattery range at least as far back in history as The Bible. In the Divine Comedy, Dante depicts flatterers wading in human excrement, stating that their words were the equivalent of excrement, in the second bolgia of 8th Circle of Hell. * An insincere flatterer is a stock character in many lite |