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Compliment vs Obsequiousness - What's the difference?

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Compliment is a related term of obsequiousness.


As nouns the difference between compliment and obsequiousness

is that compliment is an expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect while obsequiousness is the quality of being obsequious; servile compliance.

As a verb compliment

is (ambitransitive) to pay a compliment (to); to express a favorable opinion (of).

compliment

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) complire, from (etyl) complere

Noun

(en noun)
  • An expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect.
  • * Milton
  • Tedious waste of time, to sit and hear / So many hollow compliments and lies.
  • * Cowper
  • many a compliment politely penned
  • (uncountable) Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
  • *
  • This accomplished man condescended to think of a young girl, and take the pains to talk to her, not with absurd compliment , but with an appeal to her understanding, and sometimes with instructive correction.
  • Synonyms
    * See also
    Antonyms
    *insult
    Derived terms
    * backhanded compliment * left-handed compliment * with compliments

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) complimento'' (etyl) ''cumplimiento'', from ''cumplir'', from ''complire'', from (etyl) ''complere .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to); to express a favorable opinion (of).
  • * Prior
  • Monarchs should their inward soul disguise; / Should compliment their foes and shun their friends.
  • Antonyms
    *insult

    obsequiousness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the quality of being obsequious; servile compliance