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Honoured vs Flattered - What's the difference?

honoured | flattered |

As adjectives the difference between honoured and flattered

is that honoured is respected, having received honour while flattered is in a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.

As verbs the difference between honoured and flattered

is that honoured is past tense of honour while flattered is past tense of flatter.

honoured

English

Alternative forms

* honored (mainly US )

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Respected, having received honour.
  • * 2005 , .
    • One of them is the time-honoured method of our forefathers

    Verb

    (head)
  • (honour)

    • flattered

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (flatter)