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  • 1adulatory — a. Flattering, smooth, oily, full of compliments, servile in compliment, fawning, cringing, obsequious, unctuous, sycophantic, sycophantish, parasitic, blandishing, cajoling …

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  • 2flatterie — [ flatri ] n. f. • 1265; de flatter ♦ Action de flatter; louange fausse ou exagérée que l on adresse à qqn par complaisance, calcul. De basses flatteries. Flatterie servile. ⇒ adulation, flagornerie. Il nous a fait mille flatteries. ⇒ courbette.… …

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  • 3plat — 1. plat, plate [ pla, plat ] adj. et n. m. • 1080; lat. pop. °plattus, gr. platus « large, étendu » I ♦ Adj. A ♦ (Concret) 1 ♦ Qui présente une surface plane, et spécialt horizontale, ou à peu près plane et horizontale. Les Anciens croyaient que… …

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  • 4Adulation — Ad u*la tion, n. [F. adulation, fr. L. adulatio, fr. adulari, adulatum, to flatter.] Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited. [1913 Webster] Think st thou the fiery fever will go out With titles blown from adulation? Shak.… …

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  • 5Le Livre des snobs — The Book of Snobs Le Livre des snobs (W. M. Thackeray, The Book of Snobs) Première de couverture de l édition originale …

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  • 6courtisanerie — [ kurtizanri ] n. f. • courtisannerie 1560; de courtisan ♦ Vieilli Conduite de courtisan. ⇒ adulation, flagornerie, flatterie. Conduite de courtisane. « Thaïs, la jolie cadette [...] tomba dans la courtisanerie » (H. Calet). ● courtisanerie nom… …

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  • 7amabilité — [ amabilite ] n. f. • 1683; amiabletéXIIIe; lat. amabilitas ♦ Qualité d une personne aimable, manifestation de cette qualité. ⇒ affabilité, aménité, gentillesse, obligeance, politesse. Il m a renseigné avec une grande amabilité. Veuillez avoir l… …

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  • 8Yeoman — is noun used to indicate a variety of positions or social classes. In the 16th century, a yeoman was also a farmer of middling social status who owned his own land and often farmed it himself; an equivalent in Germany is Freibauer ( freehold… …

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  • 9Robert B. Heilman — (1906 2004) was an American educator and writer.Life in AcademicsHeilman attended Lafayette College and later received his Ph.D. in English from Harvard University in 1935. Soon after, he began teaching at Louisiana State University (LSU). His… …

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  • 10Enchanted (film) — Enchanted Promo poster artwork by John Alvin Directed by Kevin Lima Produced by …

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