Flattery /(?)/

Flat·ter·y

Flattery

n.

pl. Flatteries

  1. The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise.
    Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.
    — Rambler.
    Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.