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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
flattery/ˈflatəri/

▶noun (pl. flatteries) excessive and insincere praise.

'flattery' also found in these Oxford entries:

blandish - blandishments - cajole - charm offensive - coax - fawn - flatter - inveigle - mamaguy - romance - slaver - soft soap - stroke - sweet-talk - treacle - wheedle

Forum discussions with the word(s) "flattery" in the title:

A fool that will swallow flattery...
a word for... too much flattery
dont take it flattery; want to express honest feelings
Preposition: Rose got the position <by/in/with> flattery.
scarce any flattery
This is just a flop, fluke, fawning, fortune, flattery

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