Definition of flattering in English:

flattering

adjectiveˈflatərɪŋˈflædərɪŋ

1Full of praise and compliments.
the article began with some flattering words about us
文章开头是一些对我们的溢美之词。
Example sentencesExamples
- On the outside, its bold, curvaceous form draws plenty of commentary, both flattering and otherwise.
- Cara found this more flattering than any compliment.
- They had set up their picnic in a slight shade and Matt peppered her with flattering comments that kept her blushing.
- He always hid it in easy smiles and flattering words.
- It is neither flattering nor complimentary, and it is not determined by physical attractiveness.
- Some of the comments were less than flattering.
- My mother tried every parenting effort and every flattering comment that she could, before she too, just gave up.
- He did remember that they contained a lot of flattering words about the Soviet host.
- He could speak with the intent to offend and it could come off as a flattering compliment - or turn it the other way around and approve of you under the cover of an insult.
- I find it very flattering that people comment on some of my posts and I try to respond, either in this blog or on the pages of those who have been so kind as to visit me.
- She sighed, slightly red from the flattering comment.
- A good toast should be a gift, not an insult, so make it appropriate, flattering and, if possible, memorable.
- And so it would appear from his none too flattering article in yesterday's Telegraph.
- However, he was, of course, bound by protocol to make a few flattering comments about this.
- All the compliments are very flattering, but it's kind of embarrassing!
- I am grateful for the flattering comments that the previous speaker made about me, but I would just like to say, in a measured, quiet way, that this bill is a gross abuse of parliamentary process.
- Everyday he heard even more flattering comments but her actions were different.
- A Kendal primary school is basking in the warm glow of enthusiastic praise after receiving a flattering report from the judges of a training and development award.
- Never had I read more flattering, in-your-face cajolery.
- The applause is flattering but the thing that really teaches us anything is failure.
Synonyms
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
1. 1.1 Pleasing or gratifying.
  合意的；悦人的
  with infinitive it was flattering to have a pretty girl like Fiona so obviously fond of him
  有菲奥娜这样美丽的姑娘如此地青睐他真是令他心满意足。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is very flattering and an honour to have a portrait that will hang with such distinguished people.
  Synonyms
  pleasing, gratifying, honouring, gladdening
2. 1.2 Enhancing someone's appearance.
  I don't think anything sleeveless is very flattering
  我认为无袖装不是很美观。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But they definitely don't enhance a woman's silhouette, so as a flattering trouser option cargo pants are a distinctly poor choice.
  For ladies, there's the flattering yet functional full length bridle mac from Mackintosh.
  Stay fit, dress to suit our figure, get a flattering hairstyle, and enhance nature with the right touch of makeup.
  Our French photographers swooped in, coaxing her into fun, flattering clothes and complimenting her in their soothing accents.
  Synonyms
  becoming, enhancing, appropriate, embellishing, ornamenting, gracing, befitting

Derivatives

flatteringly

adverb ˈflatərɪŋliˈflædərɪŋli

The top of the dress hugged her figure flatteringly, dipping low at the neck.
Example sentencesExamples
- She shook her head quickly and pulled her tattered clothes more flatteringly about her.
- He was civil and spoke flatteringly of my papers.
- I adored him and also found, flatteringly, that I had become a thinly disguised character in his first novel.
- I was reading a women's magazine article about how to dress flatteringly.

Definition of flattering in US English:

flattering

adjectiveˈflædərɪŋˈfladəriNG

1(of a person or their remarks) full of praise and compliments.
（人或其言词）吹捧的，奉承的，谄媚的
the article began with some flattering words about us
文章开头是一些对我们的溢美之词。
Example sentencesExamples
- However, he was, of course, bound by protocol to make a few flattering comments about this.
- On the outside, its bold, curvaceous form draws plenty of commentary, both flattering and otherwise.
- A Kendal primary school is basking in the warm glow of enthusiastic praise after receiving a flattering report from the judges of a training and development award.
- Never had I read more flattering, in-your-face cajolery.
- He always hid it in easy smiles and flattering words.
- My mother tried every parenting effort and every flattering comment that she could, before she too, just gave up.
- All the compliments are very flattering, but it's kind of embarrassing!
- They had set up their picnic in a slight shade and Matt peppered her with flattering comments that kept her blushing.
- A good toast should be a gift, not an insult, so make it appropriate, flattering and, if possible, memorable.
- I find it very flattering that people comment on some of my posts and I try to respond, either in this blog or on the pages of those who have been so kind as to visit me.
- And so it would appear from his none too flattering article in yesterday's Telegraph.
- It is neither flattering nor complimentary, and it is not determined by physical attractiveness.
- He could speak with the intent to offend and it could come off as a flattering compliment - or turn it the other way around and approve of you under the cover of an insult.
- The applause is flattering but the thing that really teaches us anything is failure.
- I am grateful for the flattering comments that the previous speaker made about me, but I would just like to say, in a measured, quiet way, that this bill is a gross abuse of parliamentary process.
- Everyday he heard even more flattering comments but her actions were different.
- Some of the comments were less than flattering.
- He did remember that they contained a lot of flattering words about the Soviet host.
- Cara found this more flattering than any compliment.
- She sighed, slightly red from the flattering comment.
Synonyms
complimentary, praising, favourable, commending, admiring, applauding, appreciative
1. 1.1 Pleasing or gratifying.
  合意的；悦人的
  with infinitive it was flattering to have a pretty girl like Frances so obviously fond of him
  有菲奥娜这样美丽的姑娘如此地青睐他真是令他心满意足。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It is very flattering and an honour to have a portrait that will hang with such distinguished people.
  Synonyms
  pleasing, gratifying, honouring, gladdening
2. 1.2 Enhancing someone's appearance.
  I don't think anything sleeveless is very flattering
  我认为无袖装不是很美观。
  that's a flattering picture of him
  那张照片把他美化了不少。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Stay fit, dress to suit our figure, get a flattering hairstyle, and enhance nature with the right touch of makeup.
  But they definitely don't enhance a woman's silhouette, so as a flattering trouser option cargo pants are a distinctly poor choice.
  For ladies, there's the flattering yet functional full length bridle mac from Mackintosh.
  Our French photographers swooped in, coaxing her into fun, flattering clothes and complimenting her in their soothing accents.
  Synonyms
  becoming, enhancing, appropriate, embellishing, ornamenting, gracing, befitting

词汇	flattering
释义	Definition of flattering in English: flattering adjectiveˈflatərɪŋˈflædərɪŋ 1Full of praise and compliments. the article began with some flattering words about us 文章开头是一些对我们的溢美之词。 Example sentencesExamples On the outside, its bold, curvaceous form draws plenty of commentary, both flattering and otherwise. Cara found this more flattering than any compliment. They had set up their picnic in a slight shade and Matt peppered her with flattering comments that kept her blushing. He always hid it in easy smiles and flattering words. It is neither flattering nor complimentary, and it is not determined by physical attractiveness. Some of the comments were less than flattering. My mother tried every parenting effort and every flattering comment that she could, before she too, just gave up. He did remember that they contained a lot of flattering words about the Soviet host. He could speak with the intent to offend and it could come off as a flattering compliment - or turn it the other way around and approve of you under the cover of an insult. I find it very flattering that people comment on some of my posts and I try to respond, either in this blog or on the pages of those who have been so kind as to visit me. She sighed, slightly red from the flattering comment. A good toast should be a gift, not an insult, so make it appropriate, flattering and, if possible, memorable. And so it would appear from his none too flattering article in yesterday's Telegraph. However, he was, of course, bound by protocol to make a few flattering comments about this. All the compliments are very flattering, but it's kind of embarrassing! I am grateful for the flattering comments that the previous speaker made about me, but I would just like to say, in a measured, quiet way, that this bill is a gross abuse of parliamentary process. Everyday he heard even more flattering comments but her actions were different. A Kendal primary school is basking in the warm glow of enthusiastic praise after receiving a flattering report from the judges of a training and development award. Never had I read more flattering, in-your-face cajolery. The applause is flattering but the thing that really teaches us anything is failure. Synonyms 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 1.1 Pleasing or gratifying. 合意的；悦人的 with infinitive it was flattering to have a pretty girl like Fiona so obviously fond of him 有菲奥娜这样美丽的姑娘如此地青睐他真是令他心满意足。 Example sentencesExamples It is very flattering and an honour to have a portrait that will hang with such distinguished people. Synonyms pleasing, gratifying, honouring, gladdening 1.2 Enhancing someone's appearance. I don't think anything sleeveless is very flattering 我认为无袖装不是很美观。 Example sentencesExamples But they definitely don't enhance a woman's silhouette, so as a flattering trouser option cargo pants are a distinctly poor choice. For ladies, there's the flattering yet functional full length bridle mac from Mackintosh. Stay fit, dress to suit our figure, get a flattering hairstyle, and enhance nature with the right touch of makeup. Our French photographers swooped in, coaxing her into fun, flattering clothes and complimenting her in their soothing accents. Synonyms becoming, enhancing, appropriate, embellishing, ornamenting, gracing, befitting Derivatives flatteringly adverb ˈflatərɪŋliˈflædərɪŋli The top of the dress hugged her figure flatteringly, dipping low at the neck. Example sentencesExamples She shook her head quickly and pulled her tattered clothes more flatteringly about her. He was civil and spoke flatteringly of my papers. I adored him and also found, flatteringly, that I had become a thinly disguised character in his first novel. I was reading a women's magazine article about how to dress flatteringly. Definition of flattering in US English: flattering adjectiveˈflædərɪŋˈfladəriNG 1(of a person or their remarks) full of praise and compliments. （人或其言词）吹捧的，奉承的，谄媚的 the article began with some flattering words about us 文章开头是一些对我们的溢美之词。 Example sentencesExamples However, he was, of course, bound by protocol to make a few flattering comments about this. On the outside, its bold, curvaceous form draws plenty of commentary, both flattering and otherwise. A Kendal primary school is basking in the warm glow of enthusiastic praise after receiving a flattering report from the judges of a training and development award. Never had I read more flattering, in-your-face cajolery. He always hid it in easy smiles and flattering words. My mother tried every parenting effort and every flattering comment that she could, before she too, just gave up. All the compliments are very flattering, but it's kind of embarrassing! They had set up their picnic in a slight shade and Matt peppered her with flattering comments that kept her blushing. A good toast should be a gift, not an insult, so make it appropriate, flattering and, if possible, memorable. I find it very flattering that people comment on some of my posts and I try to respond, either in this blog or on the pages of those who have been so kind as to visit me. And so it would appear from his none too flattering article in yesterday's Telegraph. It is neither flattering nor complimentary, and it is not determined by physical attractiveness. He could speak with the intent to offend and it could come off as a flattering compliment - or turn it the other way around and approve of you under the cover of an insult. The applause is flattering but the thing that really teaches us anything is failure. I am grateful for the flattering comments that the previous speaker made about me, but I would just like to say, in a measured, quiet way, that this bill is a gross abuse of parliamentary process. Everyday he heard even more flattering comments but her actions were different. Some of the comments were less than flattering. He did remember that they contained a lot of flattering words about the Soviet host. Cara found this more flattering than any compliment. She sighed, slightly red from the flattering comment. Synonyms complimentary, praising, favourable, commending, admiring, applauding, appreciative 1.1 Pleasing or gratifying. 合意的；悦人的 with infinitive it was flattering to have a pretty girl like Frances so obviously fond of him 有菲奥娜这样美丽的姑娘如此地青睐他真是令他心满意足。 Example sentencesExamples It is very flattering and an honour to have a portrait that will hang with such distinguished people. Synonyms pleasing, gratifying, honouring, gladdening 1.2 Enhancing someone's appearance. I don't think anything sleeveless is very flattering 我认为无袖装不是很美观。 that's a flattering picture of him 那张照片把他美化了不少。 Example sentencesExamples Stay fit, dress to suit our figure, get a flattering hairstyle, and enhance nature with the right touch of makeup. But they definitely don't enhance a woman's silhouette, so as a flattering trouser option cargo pants are a distinctly poor choice. For ladies, there's the flattering yet functional full length bridle mac from Mackintosh. Our French photographers swooped in, coaxing her into fun, flattering clothes and complimenting her in their soothing accents. Synonyms becoming, enhancing, appropriate, embellishing, ornamenting, gracing, befitting
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