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flattering

/ˈflætəɹɪŋ/

flattering adjective: attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good. Also the present participle and gerund of flatter.

Adjective

flattering (comparative more flattering, superlative most flattering)

  1. Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.
    • The dress really did not look very flattering on her figure.
    Synonyms:
    becoming
  2. Gratifying to one's self-esteem; complimentary.
  3. That which represents too favorably.

Noun

flattering (plural flatterings)

  1. The action of the verb to flatter.
  2. Instances of flattery.

Also used as

flattering is also the present participle and gerund of flatter.

flattering meaning in Urdu and Bengali

flattering in Urdu

چاپلوسی کرنے والا

flattering in Bengali

চাটুকার

Examples of flattering in a sentence

  • I don't mean to bag you out, but that top is really not flattering on you.
  • She was either handsome or her uniform created a flattering effect but—being very nearsighted—he couldn't tell from this distance.
  • "Bespoke" means i's custom-made to fit your specific dimensions and emphasize what's flattering about your shape.

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Synonyms of flattering

Antonyms

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Forms of flattering

Adjective
comparativemore flattering
superlativemost flattering
Noun
pluralflatterings

Origin of flattering

From Middle English flatering, flatrung (gerund), equivalent to flatter + -ing.

Words formed from flattering

Phrases with flattering

Questions about flattering

What does flattering mean?
Flattering means attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.
What is flattering in Urdu?
Flattering in Urdu is چاپلوسی کرنے والا. See Flattering meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is flattering?
Flattering can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce flattering?
Flattering is pronounced /ˈflætəɹɪŋ/.

Words near flattering in the dictionary

  1. flatteress
  2. flatteresses
  3. flatterest
  4. flattereth
  5. flatteries
  6. flattering
  7. flattering oneself
  8. flatteringly
  9. flatteringness
  10. flatterings
  11. flatterize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: flattering (page history and authors); flattering (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); flattering (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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