different between enticement vs flattery

enticement

English

Etymology

From Old French enticement.

Noun

enticement (countable and uncountable, plural enticements)

  1. The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting
  2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object

Translations

References

  • enticement in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • enticement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

  • encitement

Old French

Etymology

enticier +? -ment.

Noun

enticement m (oblique plural enticemenz or enticementz, nominative singular enticemenz or enticementz, nominative plural enticement)

  1. incitement (act, instance of inciting)

Descendants

  • ? English: enticement

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (enticement)
  • enticement on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

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flattery

English

Etymology

From Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (to flatter). Synchronically analyzable as flatter +? -y (forming abstract nouns).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?flæt??i/
  • Hyphenation: flat?te?ry

Noun

flattery (countable and uncountable, plural flatteries)

  1. (uncountable) Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.
  2. (countable) An instance of excessive praise.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:flattery

Related terms

  • flatter
  • flattered
  • flattering

Translations

Anagrams

  • flat tyre

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