That new biography of the prince puts him in a less than flattering light.
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Flattering
//ˈflætəɹɪŋ//
Synonyms for "flattering" (85 found)
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Related words (42)
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4 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
8 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- ласкателен adj (that which represents too favorably)
- обаятелен adj (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good)
- похвален adj (gratifying, complimentary)
- привлекателен adj (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good)
Catalan
1 entries- afalagador adj (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good)
Danish
1 entries- flatterende adj (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good)
Esperanto
1 entries- flata adj (that which represents too favorably)
Finnish
2 entries- imarteleva adj (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good)
- mairitteleva adj (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good)
German
1 entries- schmeichelhaft adj (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good)
Greek
1 entries- κολακευτικός adj (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good)
Hungarian
4 entries- elismerő adj (gratifying, complimentary)
- előnyös adj (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good)
- hízelgő adj (that which represents too favorably)
- jóleső adj (gratifying, complimentary)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- flatterende adj (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good)
Spanish
2 entries- lisonjeador adj (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good)
- lisonjero adj (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good)
Swedish
1 entries- smickrande adj (attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
In the U.S. it is disrespectful to slurp while eating noodles, but in Japan it is considered polite and even flattering.
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A flattering friend is your worst enemy.
Source: tatoeba (1502747)
A second look may be flattering; after that, things go downhill: first to staring, then to ogling, finally to frankly leering.
Source: tatoeba (2114595)
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