ceremonious phrase or flattery

  • 1compliment — I. n. 1. Praise, commendation, encomium, laudation, good word. 2. Formal praise, hollow commendation, empty encomium, flattering remark, ceremonious phrase or flattery. II. v. a. 1. Praise, commend, flatter (by expressions of civility). 2.… …

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