compliment Englisch Deutsch:
compliment Definition:
- A compliment is an expression of praise, congratulation or encouragement.
Compliment (n.) An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration |
Compliment (v. t.) To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of approbation, respect, or congratulation |
Compliment (v. i.) To pass compliments |
compliment a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration |
compliment / congratulate say something to someone that expresses praise, "He complimented her on her last physics paper" |
compliment express respect or esteem for |
compliment Synonyme:
compliment TL acclaim accolade adulate adulation applaud benevolence beslobber beslubber best wishes blandish blandishment blarney bless blessing blessings boon bouquet bunkum cajole cajolement cajolery commend commendation compliments conceit congratulate congratulation congratulations encomium eulogy eyewash fair words favor fawn upon fawning felicitate felicitation flatter flattering remark flattery give a bouquet good wishes gratulate gratulation grease greetings hail hand it to homage honeyed phrases honeyed words honor incense largess laud laudation make fair weather oil oil the tongue orchids palaver pay a compliment polite commendation posy praise present pretty lies recommend regards rejoice with respects salutations slobber over soap soft soap sweet nothings sweet talk sweet words sycophancy take off trade-last tribute wheedle wheedling |
complimentary acclamatory admiring adulatory appreciative approbatory bland blandishing blarneying buttery cajoling charitable commendatory congratulational congratulatory costless courtierly courtly eleemosynary encomiastic eulogistic expenseless fair-spoken fawning fine-spoken flattering for free for love for nothing free free as air free for nothing free gratis free of charge free of cost freebie fulsome giftlike given gratis gratuitous gratulant gratulatory gushing honey-mouthed honey-tongued honeyed insincere insinuating laudatory mealymouthed obsequious oily oily-tongued on the house panegyric panegyrical regardful respectful slimy slobbery smarmy smooth smooth-spoken smooth-tongued soapy soft-soaping sycophantic unbought unctuous unpaid-for untaxed wheedling without charge |