complimentary
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
compliment + -ary
Pronunciation [edit]
- (US) IPA: /kɑmpləˈmɛɾ̃əɹi/
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Audio (US) (file) - (UK) IPA: /kɒmplɨˈmɛntəɹi/
- Homophone: complementary (in some dialects)
Adjective [edit]
complimentary (comparative more complimentary, superlative most complimentary)
- In the nature of a compliment.
- Mark Twain, The Letters of Mark Twain, Vol. 3 (published 2004) p. 56.
- But yesterday evening late, when Lewis arrived from down town he found his supper spread, and some presents of books there, with very complimentary writings on the fly-leaves, and certain very complimentary letters, and more or less greenbacks of dignified denomination pinned to those letters and fly-leaves...
- Mark Twain, The Letters of Mark Twain, Vol. 3 (published 2004) p. 56.
- Free; provided at no charge.
- Vivien Lougheed, Belize Pocket Adventures (2005), p. 65.
- In the evenings, Ward and PJ offer guests a complimentary drink. This gesture seems to reinforce the hosts' desire to make everyone feel welcome.
- Vivien Lougheed, Belize Pocket Adventures (2005), p. 65.
- With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.
- Richard H. Beatty, The Perfect Cover Letter (2003).
- The complimentary closing is the word grouping used to bring the message or text to a close.
- Richard H. Beatty, The Perfect Cover Letter (2003).
Usage notes [edit]
- Complimentary and complementary are frequently confused and misused in place of one another.
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Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
in the nature of a compliment
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free; provided at no charge
with respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional
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