flatter

/fˈlætə/FLA-tur
/fˈlætɚ/FLA-tur

Meaningflat

Common meaning: to praise insincerely

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)flatr‘flat’source
  2. Old Frenchflatersource
  3. Middle Englishflaterensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsflat → to praise insincerelyflatter‘to praise insincerely’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) flatr ‘flat’.

Roots

  • flatr Old Norse (Icelandic) “flat”

Related words

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