compliment
Pronunciation: /ˈkɑmpləmənt/
The English word “compliment” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
- Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
verb
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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