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Definition of Compliment
Compliment

An expression, by word or act, of approbation, regard, confidence, civility, or admiration; a flattering speech or attention; a ceremonious greeting; as, to send one's compliments to a friend.

To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of approbation, respect, or congratulation; to make or pay a compliment to.

To pass compliments; to use conventional expressions of respect.

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Compliment Quotations

I wish my name was Brian because maybe sometimes people would misspell my name and call me Brain. That's like a free compliment and you don't even gotta be smart to notice it.
Mitch Hedberg

I can live for two months on a good compliment.
Mark Twain

The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.
Henry David Thoreau

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia

By taking a second wife he pays the highest compliment to the first, by showing that she made him so happy as a married man, that he wishes to be so a second time.
Samuel Johnson

Compliment Translations

compliment in Dutch is complimenteren
compliment in French is compliment, flatterie
compliment in German is Kompliment, Komplement
compliment in Italian is complimento, lisciatura
compliment in Portuguese is elogio
compliment in Spanish is cumplimiento, halago
compliment in Swedish is komplimang


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