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Definition of Compliment |
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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. Related Definitions: Act, Admiration, An, Approbation, As, Attention, By, Ceremonious, Compliment, Confidence, Congratulation, Conventional, Expression, Flatter, Flattering, Friend, Gratify, Greeting, Make, Of, One, Or, Pass, Pay, Praise, Regard, Respect, Send, Speech, To, Use, Word |
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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 |
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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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