flattering

Definition of Flattering in English :

1. flattering

showing or representing to advantage

Example Sentences:
'a flattering color'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Flattering

adjective

1. pejorative

insincerely praising

His flattering tongue had won many women over.

A few flattering remarks had Tony eating out of her hand.

2.

gratifying to the ego; pleasing

There were pleasant and flattering obituaries about him.

It is all terribly flattering and she is trying to reply to every single letter personally.

It is always flattering to be asked to judge a competition.

It's flattering to be considered for such a role.

It was flattering to be told how indispensable his taste and talent were.

3.

that shows someone or something to advantage

Her hair has been cut in a shorter, more flattering style.

Some styles are so flattering that they instantly become classics.

It wasn't a very flattering photograph.

a refreshing new look that's flattering to skins of all ages

v. flat·tered, flat·ter·ing, flat·ters

v.tr.

1. To compliment excessively and often insincerely, especially in order to win favor.

2. To please or gratify the vanity of: "What really flatters a man is that you think him worth flattering" (George Bernard Shaw).

3.

a. To portray favorably: a photograph that flatters its subject.

b. To show off becomingly or advantageously.

v.intr.

To practice flattery.