Regards vs Compliment - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between regards and compliment

is that regards is while compliment is an expression of praise, congratulation, encouragement, or respect.

As verbs the difference between regards and compliment

is that regards is (regard) while compliment is (ambitransitive) to pay a compliment (to); to express a favorable opinion (of).

regards

English

Noun

(head) (p)

(pluralonly) A greeting to pass on to another person.

Give my regards to your brother when you next see him.

(pluralonly) A greeting at the end of a letter or e-mail communication.

regards''', John.'' ''Kind '''regards , Peter.

Verb

(head)

(regard)

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