compliment
/ˈkɑmpləmənt/ noun B1- An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect. · pay someone a compliment
- Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
Plural compliments
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Even if I accepted the compliment for myself I could hardly name any volume which would be less likely to lie at the elbow of one of Moriarty’s associates.
I must compliment you.”
Marilla, that is the first compliment I have ever had in my life and you can’t imagine what a strange feeling it gave me.
“You look awfully nice,” said Diana, who having just received a compliment from one of her cousins, felt that she ought to pass it on.
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