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Added 9 October 2026

flatter

/ˈflætɚ/ adjective

In Latin: blandior, adulor Wiktionary

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comparative form of flat: more flat

verb

To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily) insincerely and sometimes to win favour.
To enhance or gratify someone's vanity by praising them.
To portray someone to advantage.
Her portrait flatters her.

noun

A type of set tool used by blacksmiths.
A flat-faced fulling hammer.
A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips such as watch springs.

noun

Someone who lives in a rented flat.

Origin

From flat + -er (comparative suffix). Compare Icelandic flatari (“flatter, more flat”).

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