noun. The act or practice of flattering.

noun. Excessive or insincere praise.

noun. The act of one who flatters; false, insincere, or venal praise; obsequiousness; adulation; cajolery.

noun. Synonyms Compliment, Adulation, Flattery, etc. (see adulation); sycophancy, fawning, blandishment.

noun. The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise.

noun. Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.

noun. An instance of excessive praise.

noun. excessive or insincere praise

"In my opinion, Callicles, there are such processes, and this is the sort of thing which I term flattery, whether concerned with the body or the soul, or whenever employed with a view to pleasure and without any consideration of good and evil."

abuse  insult  

cajolery  

flatter  flattered  flattering  

compliment  

adulation  blandishment  blarney  cajolery  coaxing  

Battery  battery  slattery  

admiration  adulation  affectation  compliment  cowardice  

accolade  adulation  adulation  apotheosis  ass-kissing