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There's a weird cloud around you when you're recognizable. It was a brief window for me. I think you have to have a pathological need for attention of any type, negative or positive, to thrive in that kind of situation. And I only want compliments.
Diablo Cody

Meaning of "compliments" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPLIMENTS

compliments  [ˈkɒmplɪments] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPLIMENTS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Compliments is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPLIMENTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Compliments

Compliments may refer to: ▪ Compliments, an album by Jerry Garcia ▪ Compliments ▪ Compliments ▪ Compliments, a generic brand sold by Sobeys...

Definition of compliments in the English dictionary

The definition of compliments in the dictionary is a greeting of respect or regardwith sb's compliments or with the compliments of sb.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPLIMENTS


accounts
əˈkaʊnts
acknowledgements
ækˈnɒlɪdʒmənts
acknowledgments
ækˈnɒlɪdʒmənts
apartments
əˈpɑːtmənts
arrangements
əˈreɪndʒmənts
contents
ˈkɒntents
elephants
ˈɛlɪfənts
endowments
ɪnˈdaʊmənts
ents
ents
gents
dʒɛnts
infants
ˈɪnfənts
Konstanz
ˈkɔnstants
Linz
lɪnts
movements
ˈmuːvmənts
pants
pænts
presents
ˈprɛzənts
reinforcements
ˌriːɪnˈfɔːsmənts
saints
seɪnts
sentiments
ˈsɛntɪmənts
underpants
ˈʌndəˌpænts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPLIMENTS

complication
complicative
complice
complicit
complicities
complicitly
complicitous
complicity
complied
complier
complies
compliment
complimental
complimentarily
complimentary
complimenter
compliments slip
complin
compline
complish

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPLIMENTS

accouterments
accoutrements
armaments
balance of payments
Bank for International Settlements
barbed wire entanglements
biological parents
course requirements
entrance requirements
entry requirements
hereditaments
home improvements
measurements
oddments
outer garments
rudiments
system requirements
Ten Commandments
The Arabian Nights´ Entertainments
the Ten Commandments
welfare payments

Synonyms and antonyms of compliments in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMPLIMENTS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «compliments» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of compliments

Translation of «compliments» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPLIMENTS

Find out the translation of compliments to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of compliments from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «compliments» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

赞美
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

felicitaciones
570 millions of speakers

English

compliments
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तारीफ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجاملات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

комплименты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

elogios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিনঁদন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

compliments
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pujian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Komplimente
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

挨拶
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칭찬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pujian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாராட்டுக்களை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कौतुक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

övgü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

complimenti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

komplementy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

компліменти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

complimente
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλοφρονήσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

komplimente
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

komplimanger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

komplimenter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of compliments

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPLIMENTS»

The term «compliments» is very widely used and occupies the 17.674 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of compliments
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPLIMENTS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «compliments» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «compliments» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about compliments

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10 QUOTES WITH «COMPLIMENTS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word compliments.
1
David Amram
In jazz, you listen to what the bass player is doing and what the drummer is doing, what the pianist and the guitarist is doing, and then you play something that compliments that, so you are thinking simultaneously and thinking ahead.
2
Laurie Anderson
I don't take compliments so well. I always hang my head and shuffle and kind of try to immediately forget.
3
Coco Austin
I never wanted to show my butt, and I always had a problem with it - I'd cover up when I was younger. It wasn't till I got with my husband that I started to change all that. He compliments me all the time, and when your best friend compliments you, it gives you confidence and makes you want to do stuff in life.
4
Maria Bamford
It's always the compliments from people you love that mean so much.
5
Bipasha Basu
I'm really bad at taking compliments, but whenever I get them, I tell myself, 'Way to go, girl' and move on.
6
Rose Byrne
There's a lot of intensity when you're on a set. And then it just goes away and no one's giving you attention or flooding you with compliments.
7
Timothy F. Cahill
I take compliments and I take constructive criticism. Not everyone loves you. It's the way you react as a footballer. I use it all to make me play better.
8
Richard Cobden
I am not accustomed to pay fulsome compliments to the English, by telling them that they are superior to all the world; but this I can say, that they do not deserve the name of cowards.
9
Diablo Cody
There's a weird cloud around you when you're recognizable. It was a brief window for me. I think you have to have a pathological need for attention of any type, negative or positive, to thrive in that kind of situation. And I only want compliments.
10
Billy Corgan
Compliments and criticism are all ultimately based on some form of projection.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPLIMENTS»

Discover the use of compliments in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to compliments and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Compliments and Compliment Responses: Grammatical Structure ...
This book analyzes compliments and compliment responses in naturally occurring talk-in-interaction in German.
Andrea Golato, 2005
2
Jane Austen's Guide to Good Manners: Compliments, Charades ...
Today such social niceties are largely ignored or forgotten, but they underpin all of Jane Austen's timeless novels and are explored and dealt with in this highly original book.
Henrietta Webb, Josephine Ross, 2012
3
Bruno Ninaber Van Eyben: With Compliments
Fotoboek over een van de meest vooraanstaande Nederlandse ontwerpers (1950).
Jan Teunen, 2002
4
Black sons to mothers: compliments, critiques, and ...
This book offers literary, scholarly, and personal space to interrogate the seemingly elusive intersecti
M. Christopher Brown, James Earl Davis, 2000
5
Speech Acts in the History of English
Introduction Compliments are contradictory speech acts: they enhance the face of the addressee while they put her in a potentially awkward position. Thus a compliment is at the same time a face-enhancing act (FEA) and a face- threatening ...
Andreas H. Jucker, Irma Taavitsainen, 2008
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Language and Gender
Compliments instruct their recipients in what others might value about them. In communities of practice where compliments on certain properties are quite frequent, the absence of such compliments may be as eloquent as their presence .
Penelope Eckert, Sally McConnell-Ginet, 2013
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The Art of the Compliment: Using Kind Words with Grace and Style
Examines all the benefits that a kind word or meaningful compliment can have in creating joy, developing relationships, and gaining trust, and includes the history of compliments with tips on when to use them most effectively.
Christie Matheson, 2009
8
Compliments Of A Fiend
Uncle Am is kidnapped!
Fredric (NA) Brown, 2004
9
Speech Acts Across Cultures: Challenges to Communication in ...
Both Egyptian and American compliments also tended to use a limited number of syntactic patterns, and the most frequent pattern in both sets of data was similar: NP is/look (intensifier) AD] for American compliments and NP AD] (intensifier) for  ...
Susan M. Gass, Joyce Neu, 1996
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The Careful Use of Compliments
Alexander McCall Smith. long time and she was about to put the handset down when Jamie suddenly answered. He sounded breathless. 'You've just run up the stairs,' she said. 'Do you want me to call back later?' 'No, I'll be all right. I heard it ...
Alexander McCall Smith, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPLIMENTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term compliments is used in the context of the following news items.
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Compliments (and what they meant)
Of the compliments No. 5 received, I think his favorite was the one reading (misspellings are not corrected) “You are very awsome and you are ... «The Rushville Republican, Jul 15»
2
Phillip Schofield IS a silver fox: women send compliments after …
Scores of Phillip Schofield admirers have been taking to Twitter to say they definitely WOULD vote the Silver Fox into an exclusive dating club! «Reveal, Jul 15»
3
Kazakh President compliments PM Modi on Yoga Day success
"Prez Nazarbayev compliments PM Modi on success of International Day of Yoga. Calls it spiritual heritage of India," MEA spokesperson Vikas ... «New Kerala, Jul 15»
4
Buttler compliments Botham
CARDIFF: Ian Botham may not appreciate the comparison but there was no doubt Jos Buttler was paying him a compliment when he said ... «Geo Super, Jul 15»
5
Compliments KCR
Pawan Kalyan had a word of appreciation for Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, saying it was good that Mr. Rao chose a man ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
From Handling Compliments to Dreaming Up Relationships! Watch …
She talks about everything from handling compliments, to misinterpreting invitations, to even dreaming up relationships. Yagazie gives an ... «Bella Naija, Jul 15»
7
Donald Trump Compliments Obama, Says He 'Loved When He …
Businessman and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after a back-yard reception in Bedford, New Hampshire, ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
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Three critiques and compliments, for the Royals' play in June
July 3, 2015. Three critiques and compliments, for the Royals' play in June. Judging the Royals. Lee Judge breaks down the Royals, game by game. KC Royals ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
9
BC grocers pull Compliments chicken strips, nuggets over …
Customers who bought Compliments-brand chicken strips and chicken nuggets with a best before date of 2016 JA 22 should destroy the ... «CTV Vancouver Island, Jul 15»
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11 Compliments Your Relatives Don't Realize Are Actually Super …
Dealing with this kind of sexism is always difficult, but it's especially tricky when the sexist compliments are coming from your relatives. If someone at work or in ... «Bustle, Jul 15»

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