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laud | compliment |

As a proper noun laud

is .

As a noun compliment is

an expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect.

As a verb compliment is

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

laud

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • or glorification.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Laud be to God.
  • * Tyndals
    • So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same.
  • Hymn of praise.
  • (in the plural, also Lauds) A prayer service following matins.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (intransitive) to praise, to glorify
  • * 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Luke I:
    • And hys mought was opened immediatly, and hys tonge, and he spake lawdynge god.

    See also

    * canonical hours

    External links

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    Anagrams

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    compliment

    English

    (wikipedia 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