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Showing words for FLATTERING using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Flattering

flattering

9 Letter Words for Flattering

faltering, reflating

8 Letter Words for Flattering

aglitter, alerting, altering, antileft, aretting, fettling, filtrate, finagler, flatting, flittern, fretting, gnattier, inflater, integral, liftgate, rattline, rattling, relating, tanglier, teatling, teraglin, treating, triangle, triental

7 Letter Words for Flattering

aligner, angrite, atingle, attinge, elating, engraft, engrail, entrail, ettling, fainter, fanglet, fargite, farting, fatling, fattier, fatting, fealing, fearing, feating, felting, fenitar, feralin, ferling, fetting, finagle, fittage, flanger, flaring, flatten, flatter, flattie, flinger, flinter, flitter, fragile, frigate, gantlet, garnett, gattine, gelatin, genital, gittern, glitter, gnatter, granite, gratine, gratten, gritten, grittle, inflate, ingraft, ingrate, ingreat, intrate, iterant, langite, langret, latrine, leafing, learing, lettiga, letting, lettrin, litarge, nargile, nattier, neftgil, negrita, nitrate, rafting, ratline, ratling, ratting, rattlin, realign, refling, reginal, reliant, retinal, retling, retting, ringlet, tagline, tangier, tangile, tangler, tartine, tarting, tearing, telinga, tergant, tertial, tertian, tingler, tintage, trainel, trangle, trenail, trental, triflet, tringle, trintle

6 Letter Words for Flattering

afrite, agiler, aglint, agrief, aiglet, aigret, airgel, algine, aliner, aliter, altern, angler, aniler, anteri, antler, argent, argine, arling, artlet, attern, attire, earing, eating, elfing, enfrai, engilt, engirt, enrail, entail, entria, erlang, fagine, fainer, falern, falter, fanger, fangle, farine, faring, fating, fatten, fatter, ferial, fetial, feting, figent, filate, filter, filtre, finale, finger, finlet, fitten, fitter, flaite, flange, fleing, fraile, fregit, frenal, fringe, gainer, gaiter, garnel, garnet, garten, gatten, gatter, gelant, gelati, genial, gentil, gilten, girnal, girnel, gitter, glaire, graile, graine, granet, gratin, grenat, ifreal, infare, infelt, ingate, lainer, langer, lanier, largen, larget, larine, latent, latite, latten, latter, lattin, leafit, legati, lering, lifter, ligate, linage, linear, linger, linget, linter, lirate, litten, litter, naifer, nailer, nargil, natter, nattle, nergal, nerita, nitter, nritta, raglet, raglin, rangle, ratine, rating, ratite, rattel, ratten, rattle, reagin, refait, reflag, regain, regian, regift, regina, regnal, relift, renail, rental, retail, retain, retial, retina, retint, riglet, ringle, taeing, taglet, taigle, tailer, tailet, tailge, tainte, tairge, talent, talite, talter, tanger, tangie, tangle, tanier, tantie, tantle, target, taring, tarten, tartle, tatler, teaing, telang, telint, tenail, tergal, ternal, tertia, tienta, tifter, tilter, tinage, tineal, tinger, tingle, tinlet, tinter, tirage, titfer, titler, triage, trifle, trigae, trinal, tringa

5 Letter Words for Flattering

aegir, afire, afret, afrit, after, agent, agile, aglet, agnel, agrin, aiger, aleft, alert, alfet, alfin, algin, alien, aliet, alife, align, alite, alter, altin, angel, anger, angle, anile, anlet, antre, areng, arent, arett, argel, argil, argin, argle, ariel, arite, artel, atilt, ating, atren, atter, attle, elain, elfin, elint, enlit, ental, entia, ergal, ering, etang, ettin, fager, fagin, faine, faint, faire, fanit, farle, fatil, feign, feint, feral, feria, fetal, fetta, fiant, fient, filar, filea, filer, filet, final, finer, fitte, flain, flair, flane, flang, flare, flear, flier, fling, flint, flirt, flite, flitt, flrie, frail, frate, frati, freit, frena, frett, fritt, gaine, gaitt, galen, galet, ganef, garle, garni, gater, geira, genal, genit, giant, gilet, glair, glare, glean, gleir, gleit, glent, glift, glint, gnarl, graft, grail, grain, grane, grant, grate, great, grein, greit, greta, grief, grift, grint, inert, infer, infra, inger, ingle, inlet, intel, inter, intra, irate, irena, laeti, lagen, lager, laine, langi, large, larin, laten, later, latin, latte, learn, legin, legit, lenti, liane, liang, liart, lifen, lifer, ligan, liger, ligne, linea, liner, linga, linge, liter, litra, nagel, neral, nifle, niger, nigra, niter, nitta, raile, raine, range, ranli, ratel, ratti, refan, refit, regal, regia, regin, regna, reign, reina, relig, renal, renga, renig, retag, retal, retan, retia, retin, riant, rifle, rifte, rigel, ringe, tagel, taint, tairn, taler, tangi, tanti, targe, tarie, tarin, tarte, tater, tatie, tatin, teart, telar, telia, tenai, tenga, tenia, tenla, terai, terga, terna, tetra, tetri, tiang, tiger, tiler, tinea, tinge, tinta, titan, titar, titer, title, tragi, trail, train, trait, trant, treat, trefa, treif, trial, trifa, triga, trina, trine, trite

4 Letter Words for Flattering

afer, agen, ager, aget, agin, agit, agni, aiel, aile, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, alef, alen, alif, alin, anet, anil, anre, ante, anti, areg, aren, aret, aril, arle, arni, arte, atef, atle, atli, atte, attn, earl, earn, egal, eila, eira, elan, engl, engr, entr, eral, erat, eria, erin, etat, etna, fage, fail, fain, fair, fait, fane, fang, fant, fare, farl, fart, fate, feal, fear, feat, feil, felt, feni, fent, fern, feta, fett, fiar, fiat, fiel, fier, fila, file, filt, fine, fire, firn, fitt, flag, flan, flat, flea, fleg, flet, flir, flit, frae, frag, frat, fren, fret, frig, frit, gael, gaen, gaet, gail, gain, gair, gait, gale, gali, galt, gane, gant, gare, gari, garn, gart, gate, gatt, geal, gean, gear, geat, gein, geir, geit, gena, genl, gent, geta, gien, gift, gila, gile, gilt, gire, girl, girn, girt, gite, glar, glei, glen, glia, glit, gnar, gnat, graf, gran, grat, gren, gret, grin, grit, iare, ilea, infl, inga, inta, intl, intr, iran, ital, itel, iter, laen, laer, laet, laft, lain, lair, lait, lane, lang, lant, lare, lari, larn, late, lati, leaf, lean, lear, leat, left, leir, lena, leng, lent, lett, liar, lief, lien, lier, life, lift, lige, lina, line, ling, lint, lira, lire, lite, nael, nagi, naif, naig, nail, nale, nare, natl, natr, neaf, neal, near, neat, neif, neti, ngai, nief, nife, nile, nirl, raft, rage, ragi, rail, rain, rait, rale, rane, rang, rant, rate, real, rean, refl, reft, regt, reif, rein, reit, rent, rgen, rial, riel, rife, rift, riga, rile, rine, ring, rita, rite, ritt, rtlt, tael, taen, taft, taig, tail, tain, tait, tale, tali, tane, tang, tare, tari, tarn, tart, tate, teal, tean, tear, teat, tega, teil, tela, teli, telt, teng, tent, tera, terf, tern, tiar, tien, tier, tift, tige, tile, tilt, tine, ting, tint, tire, tirl, tite, trag, trat, tret, trie, trig, trin, trit, trna

3 Letter Words for Flattering

aer, aft, age, agr, agt, ail, ain, air, ait, ale, alf, alg, aln, alt, ane, ant, are, arf, arg, arn, art, ate, att, ean, ear, eat, efl, eft, eir, ela, elf, eli, elt, eng, enl, era, erf, erg, ern, ert, eta, fag, fan, far, fat, fei, fen, fer, fet, fgn, fie, fig, fil, fin, fir, fit, flt, fra, frg, fri, frt, gal, gan, gar, gat, gel, gen, ger, get, gie, gif, gin, git, glt, gra, grf, gte, gtt, ife, ign, ile, inf, ing, int, ira, ire, ita, lag, lai, lan, lar, lat, lea, leg, lei, ler, let, lie, lif, lig, lin, lir, lit, lnr, ltr, nae, naf, nag, nar, nat, nea, nef, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nil, nit, raf, rag, rai, ran, rat, rea, ref, reg, rei, rel, ria, rie, rif, rig, rin, rit, rle, rna, rte, rti, tag, tai, tal, tan, tar, tat, tea, tef, teg, tel, ten, ter, tet, tfr, tgn, tgt, tie, tig, til, tin, tit, tln, tlr, tng, tnt, tra, trf, tri, trt

Definitions for Flattering

[1] to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
[2] to praise or compliment insincerely, effusively, or excessively: She flatters him by constantly praising his books.
[3] to represent favorably; gratify by falsification: The portrait flatters her.
[4] to show to advantage: a hairstyle that flatters the face.
[5] to play upon the vanity or susceptibilities of; cajole, wheedle, or beguile: They flattered him into contributing heavily to the foundation.
[6] to please or gratify by compliments or attentions: I was flattered by their invitation.
[7] to feel satisfaction with (oneself), especially with reference to an accomplishment, act, or occasion: He flattered himself that the dinner had gone well.
[8] to beguile with hope; encourage prematurely, falsely, etc.
[9] to use flattery.
[10] to praise insincerely, esp in order to win favour or reward
[11] to show to advantage that dress flatters her
[12] (tr) to make to appear more attractive, etc, than in reality
[13] to play upon or gratify the vanity of (a person) it flatters her to be remembered
[14] (tr) to beguile with hope; encourage, esp falsely this success flattered him into believing himself a champion
[15] (tr) to congratulate or deceive (oneself) I flatter myself that I am the best
[16] a blacksmith's tool, resembling a flat-faced hammer, that is placed on forged work and struck to smooth the surface of the forging
[17] a die with a narrow rectangular orifice for drawing flat sections

Words related to Flattering

flattercomplimentary, favorable

Words nearby Flattering

flatterflatmate, flats, flatscreen, flatstick, flatten, flatter, flatter oneself, flattery, flattie, flatties, flatting

Origin of Flattering

11175–1225; Middle English flat(t)eren to float, flutter, fawn upon, Old English floterian to float, flutter; for sense development, cf. flicker1, Old Norse flathra; reinforced by Old French flatter to flatter, literally, to stroke, caress (probably < Frankish *flat- flat1)

Other words from Flattering

flat·ter·a·ble , adjective
flat·ter·er , noun
flat·ter·ing·ly , adverb
half-flat·tered , adjective
half-flat·ter·ing , adjective
half-flat·ter·ing·ly , adverb
un·flat·ter·a·ble , adjective
un·flat·tered , adjective
un·flat·ter·ing , adjective
un·flat·ter·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Flattering

C13: probably from Old French flater to lick, fawn upon, of Frankish origin

Synonyms for Flattering

complimentary, favorable