Flattery
Pronunciation : Flat"ter*y
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OE. flaterie, OF. flaterie, F. flaterie, fr. flater to flatter, F. flatter; of uncertain origin. See Flatter, v. t.]
Definition : 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.
pl. Flatteries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913