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flat·tery \ˈflad.ərē, -atə-, -ri\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English flaterie, from Middle French, from Old French, from flater to flatter + -erie -ery 1. a. : the act or practice of flattering : the act of pleasing by artful commendation : adulation b. : something that flatters or is felt flatteringly; often : false, insincere, or excessive praise < just praise is only a debt but flattery is a present — Samuel Johnson > 2. obsolete : a pleasing self-deception |