
[French, from Italian complimento, from Spanish cumplimiento, from cumplir, to complete, from Latin complēre, to fill up : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + plēre, to fill.]
noun
verb
Definition: praise, flattery
Antonyms: blame, censure, complaint, criticism, denunciation, insult, libel, slander
v
Definition: praise, flatter
Antonyms: blame, censure, complain, criticize, denounce, insult, libel, slander
It is a greater compliment to be trusted than to be loved.
— George Macdonald (1824-1905).
Tutor's tip: I had to "compliment" (express approval or praise) the chef on what an excellent "complement" (something that goes well with something else) the potatoes made to the roast beef.
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Quotes:
"Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones."
- Bible
"When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they disapprove you, what good."
- Charles Caleb Colton
"The best compliment to a child or a friend is the feeling you give him that he has been set free to make his own inquiries, to come to conclusions that are right for him, whether or not they coincide with your own."
- Alistair Cooke
"No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference."
- George Eliot
"Compliments cost nothing, yet many pay dear for them."
- Thomas Fuller
"Nothing makes people so worthy of compliments as receiving them. One is more delightful for being told one is delightful -- just as one is more angry for being told one is angry."
- Katherine F. Gerould
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - hilsen, ros, kompliment
v. tr. - rose, hædre, komplimentere
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Nederlands (Dutch)
complimenteren, compliment
Français (French)
n. - compliment
v. tr. - complimenter
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Kompliment, Grüße
v. - jmdm. Komplimente machen
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιλοφρόνηση, κομπλιμέντο, (πληθ.) ευχές, σεβάσματα, χαιρετίσματα
v. - κολακεύω, παινεύω
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Italiano (Italian)
complimentarsi, complimento, congratulazioni
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - cumprimento (m), elogio (m)
v. - cumprimentar, elogiar, agraciar
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Русский (Russian)
делать комплимент, поздравлять, комплимент, поздравление
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Español (Spanish)
n. - cumplido, atención, elogio, piropo
v. tr. - felicitar, cumplimentar, alabar
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - komplimang
v. - komplimentera
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
称赞, 致意, 恭维, 褒扬
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 稱讚, 致意, 恭維
v. tr. - 稱讚, 恭維, 褒揚
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한국어 (Korean)
n. - 칭찬, 아첨, 축사
v. tr. - 칭찬하다, 아첨하다, 증정하다
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日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 賛辞, 褒言葉, お世辞, 光栄なこと, 挨拶
v. - 賛辞を述べる, 贈呈する, 誉める
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ثنا, مديح, مجامله (فعل) مدح, امتدح, جامل, هنا, أثنى على
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מחמאה
v. tr. - נתן מחמאה, החמיא
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