compliment

Etymology
Borrowed from, itself a borrowing of , which in turn is a borrowing from , from. ..

Noun

 * 1) An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
 * 2)  Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
 * 1)  Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
 * 1)  Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
 * 1)  Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
 * 1)  Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:praise

Translations

 * Arabic: مَدْحَة
 * Hijazi Arabic: مَدْحَة, مُجامَلة
 * Armenian: ,
 * Belarusian: кампліме́нт, пахвала́
 * Bulgarian:, ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: poklona,
 * Danish: kompliment
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, kohteliaisuudenosoitus
 * French:
 * German:, , , , Ehrenbezeigung
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: तारीफ़,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: ,
 * Maori: whakamihi
 * Norwegian Bokmål: komplimang
 * Old English: ġeswǣsnes
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Sanskrit: चाटुक्ति,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: คำชมเชย
 * Turkish:, ,
 * Ukrainian:, похвала́, люб'я́зність
 * Vietnamese:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ;
 * German:, , Höflichkeitsbezeigung, Höflichkeitsbezeugung

Verb

 * 1)  To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone).

Translations

 * Arabic: مَدَحَ
 * Armenian:, կոմպլիմենտ անել
 * Belarusian: каза́ць кампліме́нты
 * Bulgarian:, правя комплимент
 * Czech:
 * Danish: komplimentere
 * Dutch:, een compliment geven
 * Finnish: lausua kohteliaisuus
 * French:, faire un compliment, faire des compliments
 * German:, ein Kompliment machen, ,
 * Greek:, ,
 * Hebrew: הֶחְמִיא
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: whakamihi
 * Norwegian:, gi kompliment
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: говори́ть комплиме́нты
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ge en komplimang,
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese: ,

Etymology
From. Cf. also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , from.

Etymology
, itself a borrowing from, from. .

Noun

 * 1)  (positive comment)

Etymology
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