compliment
Meanings
Plural: compliments
Noun
- a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
- An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
- Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
- Misspelling of complement.
Verb
- say something to someone that expresses praise
- "He complimented her on her last physics paper"
- express respect or esteem for
- To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone).
- Misspelling of complement.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French compliment, itself a borrowing of Italian complimento, which in turn is a borrowing from Spanish cumplimiento, from cumplir (“to comply, complete, do what is proper”) + -miento or Latin complēmentum. Doublet of complement. Displaced Old English ġeswǣsnes.
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Scrabble Score: 18
compliment is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordcompliment is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 24
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