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I'm flattered if any movie role and my name are mentioned in the same sentence, because there haven't been a ton of them.
Stephen Amell

Meaning of "flattered" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLATTERED

flattered  [ˈflætəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLATTERED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flattered is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FLATTERED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

flattered

Flattery

Flattery is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject. Historically, flattery has been used as a standard form of discourse when addressing a king or queen. In the Renaissance, it was a common practice among writers to flatter the reigning monarch, as Edmund Spenser flattered Queen Elizabeth I in The Faerie Queene, William Shakespeare flattered King James I in Macbeth and Niccolò Machiavelli flattered Lorenzo II de' Medici, ruler of Florence and Duke of Urbino, in The Prince. Flattery is also used in pick-up lines when attempting to initiate romantic courtship. Most associations with flattery, however, are negative. Negative descriptions of flattery range at least as far back in history as The Bible. In the Divine Comedy, Dante depicts flatterers wading in human excrement, stating that their words were the equivalent of excrement, in the 8th Circle of Hell. An insincere flatterer is a stock character in many literary works. Examples include Wormtongue from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Goneril and Regan from King Lear, and Iago from Othello.

Definition of flattered in the English dictionary

The definition of flattered in the dictionary is pleased and gratified.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLATTERED


bastard
ˈbɑːstəd
battered
ˈbætəd
busted
ˈbʌstəd
centered
ˈsɛntəd
centred
ˈsɛntəd
chartered
ˈtʃɑːtəd
clustered
ˈklʌstəd
custard
ˈkʌstəd
embittered
ɪmˈbɪtəd
headquartered
ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtəd
it´d
ˈɪtəd
mustard
ˈmʌstəd
registered
ˈrɛdʒɪstəd
scattered
ˈskætəd
sheltered
ˈʃɛltəd
tattered
ˈtætəd
that´d
ˈðætəd
unbattered
ʌnˈbætəd
unregistered
ʌnˈrɛdʒɪstəd
upholstered
ʌpˈhəʊlstəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLATTERED

flatstick
flatted
flatten
flattener
flatter
flatterable
flatterer
flatteries
flattering
flatteringly
flatterous
flatterously
flattery
flattest
flattie
flatties
flatting
flattish
flattop
flatty

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLATTERED

buttered
cluttered
considered
cratered
flustered
lettered
littered
plastered
quartered
self-administered
self-centered
sequestered
shattered
shuttered
unchartered
uncluttered
unfettered
unfiltered
unlettered
unmetered
watered

Synonyms and antonyms of flattered in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLATTERED»

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

Translation of «flattered» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLATTERED

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

Translator English - Chinese

荣幸的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

halagado
570 millions of speakers

English

flattered
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खुश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شَاعِرٌ بِالإطْرَاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

польщенный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lisonjeado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিভূত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flatté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersemangat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geschmeichelt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おだてられた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우쭐해진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flattered
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

được khen nịnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேற்புகழ்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आवडले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gururum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lusingato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pochlebia mi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вдоволений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flatat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολακευμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevlei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smickrad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smigret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flattered

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLATTERED»

The term «flattered» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.311 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLATTERED» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «FLATTERED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flattered.
1
Laz Alonso
I'm flattered that women think that I'm sexy.
2
Stephen Amell
I'm flattered if any movie role and my name are mentioned in the same sentence, because there haven't been a ton of them.
3
Richie Ashburn
I'm flattered that so many baseball people think I'm a Hall of Famer. But what's hard to believe is how one-hundred and fifty plus people have changed their minds about me since I became eligible, because I haven't had a base hit since then.
4
Marie Avgeropoulos
A lot of people have been saying 'The 100' reminds them of 'Lord Of The Flies,' 'Lost' and 'Battlestar Galactica,' and all of those titles have been very successful and interesting to watch. Any time anyone refers to any of those great shows, I'm flattered.
5
Clare Balding
If you are fearful, a horse will back off. If you are calm and confident, it will come forward. For those who are often flattered or feared, the horse can be a welcome mirror of the best in human nature.
6
Richard Carmona
I've had opportunities before to run for office - the Republicans recruited me when I was surgeon general, to run for Congress, to run against Gov. Napolitano. But I didn't feel it was my calling... I felt, 'Well, I'm flattered, but I really would rather stay and be the doctor of the nation and stay as surgeon general.'
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Richard Chamberlain
'Handsome' means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered - and have my parents to thank for it. Realistically, it doesn't hurt to be good-looking, especially in this business.
8
Adelbert von Chamisso
My vanity was flattered by having been mistaken for our revered sovereign. I ordered a banquet to be got ready for the following evening, under the trees before my house, and invited the whole town.
9
George Chapman
An Englishman, being flattered, is a lamb; threatened, a lion.
10
John Cleese
God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLATTERED»

Discover the use of flattered in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flattered and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A New Method of Learning the French Language: Embracing Both ...
had flattered myself thou hadst flattered thyself he had flattered himself stie had flattered herself one had flattered himself, one's self we had flattered ourselves you had flattered yourselves they had flattered themselves they had flattered ...
Louis Fasquelle, 1860
2
Cassell's lessons in French. From the 'Popular educator'. ...
PAST, flattée, /. that I may have flattered myself, that thou mayest have flattered thyself, that he may have flattered himsdf. that she may have flattered herself, that one may have flattered one's self. flattés or that we may have flattered ourselves.
Louis Fasquelle, J L de Lolme, 1880
3
French Verbs Regular and Irregular
... je me flattasse se flatter se Rattant I flatter myself thou flatterst thyself he flatters himself we flatter ourselves you flatter yourself (ves) they flatter themselves I was flattering m. s. I flattered m. s. I shall flatter m. s. I should flatter m. s. flatter thyself ...
Charles P. Du Croquet, 1894
4
A Practical Grammar of the French Language: Containing a ...
Me suis-je flatte ? have I flattered myself? T'es-tu flatte ? hast thou flattered thyself ? S'est-il flatte ? has he flattered himself? Nous sommes-nous flattes ? have we flattered ourselves ? Vous etes-vous flattes"? have you flattered yourselves?
William Ireland Knapp, 1869
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A New Treatise on the French Verbs
Fast Anterior. Je me fus flatte (»«.) flattee (/.), etc., I had flattered myself, etc. MOOD. Future Anterior. Je me serai flatte (m.) flattee if.), etc., / shall have flattered myself, etc. Past. Je me serais flatte (m.) flattee (f), etc., I should have flattered myself, ...
Alfred Hennequin, 1874
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Ahn's Rudiments of the German Language
III. flit) fd)meid)etn, to flatter one's self Present id) fdjmetdjle mir, I flatter myself bu jcbmetdjelfl bir, thou flatterst thyself Imperfect id) jdjmeidjelte mir, I flattered myself bu jdjmetdielteft bit, thou flatteredst thyself Perfect id) fjabe mir gefdjmetcbelt, ...
Franz Ahn, Peter Henn, 1879
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A French Grammar ...: To which is Added a French, English, ...
Ne t'es-tu pas flatté ? hâve I not flattered myself? hast thou not flattered thy- sdff Ne s'est-il pas flatté? has henot flattered himselff Ne nous sommes-nous pas hâve we not flattered our- flattés ? selves ? Ne vous étes-vous pas flat- hâve you not ...
Edward Hicks Magill, 1867
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Faking It
Can we tell when we are being praised and not being merely flattered? Is it possible to praise someone without also flattering him or her? Does the difference simply lie in the intent of the praiser? Or is it equally a matter of how the receiver ...
William Ian Miller, 2003
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Complementation and Case Grammar: A Syntactic and Semantic ...
John/* circumstances bullied/ flattered Sue into accepting a bribe. b. John/* circumstances dissuaded Sue from competing. Some verbs of 1.2.2 allow for NP1 to be an inanimate NP as well, as witness [26]: [26] John/circumstances ...
Juhani Rudanko, 1989
10
Stanzas in Meditation: The Corrected Edition
... never knew which they may date when they say I never knew which they may can date when they say I never knew which they can date when they S fly 11 It flattered me it flattered me it flattered me It flattered me it flattered me it flattered me.
Gertrude Stein, Susannah Hollister, Emily Setina, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLATTERED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flattered is used in the context of the following news items.
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Udinese defender flattered by Napoli interest
Silvan Widmer udinese The agent of Udinese full-back Silvan Widmer is flattered by Napoli's reported interest in the Swiss international. «Forza Italian Football, Jul 15»
2
Bastian Schweinsteiger 'flattered' by Manchester United interest …
The Bayern Munich chief executive, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, has admitted that Bastian Schweinsteiger is “flattered” by the interest from ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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The Offside Daily – Manchester United target flattered by interest …
Bastian Schweinsteiger has says he is flattered by the rumours linking him with a move to the Premier League. 4. French courts have ended its ... «The Offside Rule, Jul 15»
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Rummenigge: Schweinsteiger is flattered by United interest
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has revealed that Bastian Schweinsteiger is "flattered" by reported interest from Manchester ... «FIFA.com, Jul 15»
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Schweinsteiger's United Intrigue
Bastian Schweinsteiger is "flattered" by the interest shown in him from Manchester United, according to Bayern Munich chief executive officer ... «beIN SPORTS USA Breaking News, Jul 15»
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Bayern's Schweinsteiger 'flattered' by United interest
Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger wheeled out the tried and tested “I'm flattered“ response when discussing the interest of ... «Sowetan Live, Jul 15»
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Schweinsteiger talks planned
Bastian Schweinsteiger is 'flattered' by reported interest from Manchester United, according to Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz ... «Football365.com, Jul 15»
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Manchester United transfer news: Hummels flattered by Van Gaal …
Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels has admitted that he is "honoured" to be linked with a move to Manchester United and refused to ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
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'I was flattered, but embarrassed, by Disco Pants chart hit,' says …
Speaking to the Herald, Quinn says he felt flattered and sometimes embarrassed but it was always nice to have fans sing the chart hit. "It got to ... «Herald, Jul 15»
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Napoli left-back: I'm flattered by Arsenal and Chelsea interest
Napoli defender Faouzi Ghoulam says he would be flattered to feature in a big club next season. The 24-year-old was one of the surprise ... «FastOneTwo.com, Jul 15»

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