LingakuFrequency rank: 8,674. – 8,692.
- flattery; complimentsee also 世辞
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- flattery; compliment
This term refers to insincere praise or compliments intended to please someone, often used to gain favor or avoid hurting someone's feelings.
Generated collocations (experimental)
おせじお世辞をゆう言うto give complimentsおせじお世辞がじょうず上手good at flatteryおせじお世辞をつかう使うto use flatteryおせじお世辞をおくる贈るto offer complimentsおせじお世辞にだまされる騙されるto be deceived by flatteryおせじお世辞をしんにうける真に受けるto take compliments seriouslyおせじお世辞とほんね本音flattery and sincerityおせじお世辞をいわれる言われるto be complimentedあからさまなおせじお世辞blatant flatteryおせじお世辞をいう言うのがにがて苦手not good at giving compliments
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Example sentences
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He may be a poor talker and far from shrewd, but I like him all the better for that.