different between soothing vs flattering
soothing
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?su?ð??/
- Rhymes: -u?ð??
Adjective
soothing (comparative more soothing, superlative most soothing)
- Tending to soothe.
- soothing music
- Giving relief.
- a soothing ointment
- Freeing from fear or anxiety.
- soothing words
Derived terms
- soothingly
Translations
Verb
soothing
- present participle of soothe
Noun
soothing (plural soothings)
- The act by which somebody is soothed.
- 1823, Charles Caleb Colton
- There are moments when the brightest minds prefer the soothings of sympathy to all the brilliance of wit, as he that is in need of repose, selects a bed of feathers, rather than of flints.
- 1823, Charles Caleb Colton
Anagrams
- hootings, shooting
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flattering
English
Etymology
From Middle English flatering, flatrung (gerund), equivalent to flatter +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- enPR: fl?'t?r?ng, IPA(key): /?flæt????/
Adjective
flattering (comparative more flattering, superlative most flattering)
- Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good
- Synonym: becoming
- Antonyms: unbecoming, unflattering
Translations
Verb
flattering
- present participle of flatter
Noun
flattering (plural flatterings)
- The action of the verb to flatter.
- Instances of flattery.
Synonyms
- flattery
- soft sawder
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