flattered Definition

flatter
verb flattered, flattering

1. To compliment someone excessively or insincerely, especially in order to win a favour from them.

Thesaurus: adulate, cajole, fawn, laud, glorify, praise, inveigh, wheedle, sweet-talk, butter up, play up to; Antonym: criticize.
2. Said of a picture or description: to represent someone or something over-favourably.
3. To show something off well.

Example: a dress that flatters the figure
Thesaurus: enhance, become, suit, grace, beautify, embellish, adorn, enrich, go with, compliment, set off, show to advantage.
4. To make someone feel honoured; to gratify.

Derivative: flatterable
adj

Derivative: flatterer
noun

A person who compliments someone excessively or insincerely
Thesaurus: adulator, groveler, sycophant, fawner, bootlicker, brown-noser (US slang), toady; Antonym: critic, opponent.

Derivative: flattering
adj

Complimenting someone excessively or insincerely
Thesaurus: ingratiating, obsequious, honey-tongued, servile, fawning, sycophantic, unctuous, effusive, laudatory.

(of someone's attire or position) making them look good
Thesaurus: becoming, enhancing, favourable, complimentary.

Derivative: flatteringly
adverb

Complimenting someone excessively or insincerely

Idiom: flatter oneself

To feel pleased, usually smugly and unjustifiably, about something concerning oneself.

Etymology: 13c.