compliment in English: Something nice you say about a person to show you like or admire them. (noun)

Translation

Something nice you say about a person to show you like or admire them.

Word origin

From Italian complimento through French, from Latin complere, meaning to fill up or complete; a compliment fills up the polite forms of greeting.

Gender

Pluralcompliments

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"Pay someone a compliment" means say something nice to them.

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This means: what I said was meant to be kind, not rude.

haircut.

Here "compliment" is a verb: he said something nice about it.

nice

Good, kind, or pleasing.

kind

A kind is a group of things that are the same in some way; a type or sort.

thank

To tell someone you are happy and grateful for what they did or gave you.

pretty

Nice to look at, in a light and gentle way.

sweet

Tasting of sugar, like honey or cake, not bitter or salty.

praise

To say that someone or something is very good; also the good things people say about you.

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