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What does flattery mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word flattery? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (uncountable) Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.
  2. (countable) An instance of excessive praise.
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Just because she had a direct line to the throne and its power, she was dotted over and swarmed with flattery and adoration.
So, I find myself very well rehearsed in the fine arts of etiquette, including table manners, polite conversation and flattery.
The type of flattery that has reached dangerous proportions today is the absurd adulation and lionization of movie stars and other celebrities.
Clarissa smiled her appreciation of the statement but didn't comment on her flattery anymore.
He treated us as children, he told us a simplistic fairy story laced with cheap flattery.
If imitation truly is the sincerest form of flattery, his dad James should feel chuffed.

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