Praise vs Compliment - What's the difference?
praise | compliment |
To give praise to.
An expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect.
* Milton
* Cowper
(uncountable) Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery.
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(ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to); to express a favorable opinion (of).
* Prior
As nouns the difference between praise and compliment
is that praise is commendation; favourable representation in words while compliment is an expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect.As verbs the difference between praise and compliment
is that praise is to give praise to while compliment is to pay a compliment (to); to express a favorable opinion (of).praise
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* blame * criticize * SeeDerived terms
* damn with faint praise * praiseworthy * sing the praisesVerb
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(wikipedia compliment)Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) complire, from (etyl) complereNoun
(en noun)- Tedious waste of time, to sit and hear / So many hollow compliments and lies.
- many a compliment politely penned
- 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.
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* backhanded compliment * left-handed compliment * with complimentsEtymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) complimento'' (etyl) ''cumplimiento'', from ''cumplir'', from ''complire'', from (etyl) ''complere .Verb
(en verb)- Monarchs should their inward soul disguise; / Should compliment their foes and shun their friends.