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1. Showing or representing to advantage
   "a flattering colour"

1. Praise or compliment someone, esp. insincerely or to win favour
   - blandish
    
2. Make someone feel proud by praising them, or feeding their vanity

See also: adulatory, becoming, flatterer, flattery, ingratiating, ingratiatory, insinuating

Type of: praise

Antonym: disparage, unflattering

Encyclopedia: Flatter