Meaning of "flatter" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLATTER

Probably from Old French flater to lick, fawn upon, of Frankish origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FLATTER

flatter  [ˈflætə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLATTER

Flatter is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb flatter in English.

WHAT DOES FLATTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flatter

A flatter is a coloring specialist within the comic book industry that prepares the inked or sketched comic book page for the colorist with digital art software such as Adobe Photoshop. The specialist does so by selecting the objects on the page and filling them in with a solid color called a "flat", so that the "flats" can be used by the colorist by way of the "magic wand" tool. In this way, the colorist may select each object during the rendering process-to the exclusion of the other objects on the page-so that the object's base color may be changed, or to render the colors. Because each colorist has preferences as to how the flats are to be done flatters usually work as freelancers commissioned directly by the colorist. Pricing for flats vary but as of early 2010 one common going rate for a flatted page was $15 if the page were inked and of regular difficulty with $20 for a sketched page of regular difficulty. Notable flatters include Jeremiah Embs and Neil Fraser that obtained published credit for flats while working for the colorist Brian Buccellato on the comic book series Witchblade for Top Cow in 2003-2004.

Definition of flatter in the English dictionary

The first definition of flatter in the dictionary is to praise insincerely, esp in order to win favour or reward. Other definition of flatter is to show to advantage. Flatter is also to make to appear more attractive, etc, than in reality.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLATTER

PRESENT

Present

I flatter

you flatter

he/she/it flatters

we flatter

you flatter

they flatter

Present continuous

I am flattering

you are flattering

he/she/it is flattering

we are flattering

you are flattering

they are flattering

Present perfect

I have flattered

you have flattered

he/she/it has flattered

we have flattered

you have flattered

they have flattered

Present perfect continuous

I have been flattering

you have been flattering

he/she/it has been flattering

we have been flattering

you have been flattering

they have been flattering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I flattered

you flattered

he/she/it flattered

we flattered

you flattered

they flattered

Past continuous

I was flattering

you were flattering

he/she/it was flattering

we were flattering

you were flattering

they were flattering

Past perfect

I had flattered

you had flattered

he/she/it had flattered

we had flattered

you had flattered

they had flattered

Past perfect continuous

I had been flattering

you had been flattering

he/she/it had been flattering

we had been flattering

you had been flattering

they had been flattering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will flatter

you will flatter

he/she/it will flatter

we will flatter

you will flatter

they will flatter

Future continuous

I will be flattering

you will be flattering

he/she/it will be flattering

we will be flattering

you will be flattering

they will be flattering

Future perfect

I will have flattered

you will have flattered

he/she/it will have flattered

we will have flattered

you will have flattered

they will have flattered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been flattering

you will have been flattering

he/she/it will have been flattering

we will have been flattering

you will have been flattering

they will have been flattering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would flatter

you would flatter

he/she/it would flatter

we would flatter

you would flatter

they would flatter

Conditional continuous

I would be flattering

you would be flattering

he/she/it would be flattering

we would be flattering

you would be flattering

they would be flattering

Conditional perfect

I would have flatter

you would have flatter

he/she/it would have flatter

we would have flatter

you would have flatter

they would have flatter

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been flattering

you would have been flattering

he/she/it would have been flattering

we would have been flattering

you would have been flattering

they would have been flattering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you flatter
we let´s flatter
you flatter

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to flatter

Past participle

flattered

Present Participle

flattering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FLATTER»

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

synonyms of flatter

absolute · absolutely · agreed · become · blandish · boring · burst · butter up · cajole · categorical · categorically · colourless · completely · compliment · court · dead · decided · definite · deflated · depressed · depressing · direct · directly · dispirited · downhearted · downright · drained · droning · dull · embellish · empty · enhance · even · exactly · explicit · fawn · final · finished · firm · fixed · flannel · horizontal · humour · inactive · insipid · inveigle · lacklustre · level · levelled · lifeless · low · low-heeled · lowland · marsh · monotonous · mud flat · out-and-out · outright · outstretched · peremptory · plain · planar · plane · pointless · positive · praise · precisely · prone · prostrate · puff · reclining · recumbent · samey · set · set off · settled · shallow · shoal · slow · sluggish · smooth · soft-soap · specified · spiritless · stagnant · stale · still · straight · strand · suit · supine · swamp · sweet-talk · tedious · tired · tired out · tiresome · toneless · unbroken · unchanging · unconditional · unequivocal · unequivocally · unexciting · uniform · uninflected · uninteresting · unmistakable · unqualified · unvaried · utterly · weak · weary · wheedle · worn out

TRANSLATION OF FLATTER

Find out the translation of flatter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of flatter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flatter» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 奉承
• Translator English - Spanish: adular
• English: flatter
• Translator English - Hindi: चापलूसी
• Translator English - Arabic: يَتَمَلَّقُ
• Translator English - Russian: льстить
• Translator English - Portuguese: bajular
• Translator English - Bengali: জপান
• Translator English - French: flatter
• Translator English - Malay: Megah
• Translator English - German: schmeicheln
• Translator English - Japanese: おだてる
• Translator English - Korean: 아첨하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngapusi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nịnh nọt
• Translator English - Tamil: முகஸ்துதி
• Translator English - Marathi: मोजमाप
• Translator English - Turkish: pohpohlamak
• Translator English - Italian: adulare
• Translator English - Polish: pochlebić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: лестити
• Translator English - Romanian: a flata
• Translator English - Greek: κολακεύω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: platter
• Translator English - Swedish: smickra
• Translator English - Norwegian: smigre

10 QUOTES WITH «FLATTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flatter.

1

Charlotte Bronte

I don't call you handsome, sir, though I love you most dearly: far too dearly to flatter you. Don't flatter me.

2

William Cartwright

Tell me not of joy: there's none Now my little sparrow's gone; He, just as you, Would toy and woo, He would chirp and flatter me, He would hang the wing awhile, Till at length he saw me smile, Lord! how sullen he would be!

3

Marie Corelli

I must not say what I truly think, or you will tell me I flatter you-but I can only speak what I feel-and very often I cannot even do that when the feeling is very deep.

4

Denis Dutton

Dumbing down takes many forms: art that is good for you, museums that flatter you, universities that increase your self-esteem. Culture, after all, is really about you.

5

Francois Fenelon

A good historian is timeless; although he is a patriot, he will never flatter his country in any respect.

6

Janet Flanner

I keep going over a sentence. I nag it, gnaw it, pat and flatter it.

7

Thomas Friedman

If you followed this economic crisis and you do not think that the world is getting flatter, you are not paying attention. We saw the entire global economy at one time acting totally in sync. The real truth is the world is even flatter than I thought. Our mortgage crisis is killing Deutsche Bank. You still don't think the world is flat?

8

Elizabeth Gaskell

People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.

9

Michael Haneke

In all of my work I'm trying to create a dialogue, in which I want to provoke the recipients, stimulate them to use their own imaginations. I don't just say things recipients want to hear, flatter their egos or comfort them by agreeing with them. I have to provoke them, to take them as seriously as I take myself.

10

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

The language of judicial decision is mainly the language of logic. And the logical method and form flatter that longing for certainty and for repose which is in every human mind. But certainty generally is illusion, and repose is not the destiny of man.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLATTER»

Discover the use of flatter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flatter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

5 Days to a Flatter Stomach: Beat the Bulge and Banish Bloating

With photographs of the exercises, along with a 5-day menu plan that includes recipes, this is a fail-safe program that will give readers the real results they want - a flatter stomach in just five days!

Monica Grenfell, 2009

Mother-Daughter Knits: 30 Designs to Flatter and Fit

From the Hardcover edition.

Sally Melville, Caddy Melville Ledbetter, 2013

Closet Smarts: Flatter Your Figure with the Clothes You ...

Shopping for clothes will never be a dreaded chore again! DIVIn this book, women will learn how to analyze their figure strengths and weaknesses and play up their good features while minimizing their weaknesses./div

Emily Neill, 2006

Chatter to Flatter Your Platter: Essays that Explore Wisdom ...

Chatter to Flatter Your Platter: Essays that Explore Wisdom and Humor in Everyday Life is a fantastic collection of relatable stories that is sure to entertain.

Moj Dehghan, 2006

The Viva Mayr Diet: 14 days to a flatter stomach and a ...

A glass of wine at dinner and a flatter stomach in 14 days?

Dr Harald Stossier, Helena Frith Powell, 2013

Knitting Goes Large: 20 Designs to Flatter Your Figure

A stylish collection of plus-size knits designed for full-figured women features twenty innovative designs for practical, chic fashions to flatter any figure, including detailed instructions and patterns for an array of cardigans, jackets, ...

Sharon Brant, 2008

Jewelry Just for You!: Projects That Flatter Every Face ...

Look your best with the help of 32 projects divided into either your face shape or neckline.

Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2008

How to Make Clothes that Fit and Flatter

A complete guide for successful home dressmaking with illustrated instructions on fitting and tailoring.

Adele P. Margolis, 1969

Fantastic Fit For Everybody: How to Alter Patterns to ...

This book is crammed with fitting solutions--many I've never seen in print--and each one has been tested on a real person. Fantastic Fit for Every Body not only makes fitting fun but also is full of ideas and inspiration.

Gale G. Hazen, 1998

Career Development: The Impact of Flatter Structures on Careers

Holbeche examines the effects of delayering and downsizing on employees, and looks at how employers can improve the morale and career prospects of their staff. She includes three case studies.

Linda Holbeche, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLATTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flatter is used in the context of the following news items.

Reddits Terrorists Have Won: Ellen Pao and the Failure to Rebrand …

... abuse that even Reddit's board—which normally tends to shamelessly flatter Reddit's userbase when they talk about them at all—had to call ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»

Gold Cup: USMNT auditions on the fly, respect your mudders, and …

It didn't seem to flatter Graham Zusi out on the right flank, as the Sporting KC man just couldn't quite find his fifth gear. And it definitely wasn't ... «MLSsoccer.com, Jul 15»

The Other Side of Portraiture

None of the likenesses flatter their subjects, and a few obscure the individual altogether. Often it is reasonable to wonder whether the portrait ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»

How to Beat a Stock Index

Money managers like to flatter their performance record by pitting it against a patsy index. If you're shopping for such a benchmark, consider the ... «Barron's, Jul 15»

Increase in volatility confuses Wall Street

... aloft by the easy money from central banks as companies unduly flatter their results with miserly cost-cutting, cheap debt and stock buybacks. «The Oshkosh Northwestern, Jul 15»

Veloxis Announces U.S. FDA Approval of Envarsus® XR for …

Envarsus® XR is an extended release formulation of tacrolimus designed for once-daily dosing, with flatter pharmacokinetics and greater ... «GlobeNewswire, Jul 15»

Fire Your Boss: Holacracy's Founder On The Flatter Future Of Work

The new organizational system forgoes the traditional top-heavy management structure in favor of something much flatter: Authority is ... «Fast Company, Jul 15»

The 5 Types Of Organizational Structures: Part 2, 'Flatter …

In flatter companies there is still a strong focus on communication and collaboration, improving the employee experience, challenging the ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Despite Flatter Market, Pepsi Continues To Be Carbonated

Soda markets are flat, and PEP is no different when compared against itself in previous quarters. Despite this, the company will continue its ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»

MOTORSPORT: F1 pretenders flatter only to deceive

The British Grand Prix was a different story to the previous eight Formula 1 races this season – but with a familiar result. The Mercedes factory ... «Motoring, Jul 15»