adulation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin adulātio (“‘flattery’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈædˌjʊu.leɪ.ʃǝn/ SAMPA: /"{d%ju:.leI.S@n/

  Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[edit] Noun

adulation (plural adulations)

1. Flattery; fulsome praise.
   • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, Moon and Sixpence, ch. 1,

     The adulation of his admirers is perhaps no less capricious than the disparagement of his detractors.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:flattery

[edit] Related terms

• adulate
• adulator
• adulatory

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• admiration
• adoration

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aadilnotu
• laudation