Polyglot Dictionary

adulación

/aðulaˈsjon/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
adulaciones

Meaning

  1. flattery

    • Odia la adulación.

      He hates flattery.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

zalamería

adulación is the more general, common word for "flattery"; zalamería often implies flattery through exaggerated sweet talk or fawning gestures.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

lisonja

lisonja is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "flattery."

Practice

1 What does adulación mean?

2 Fill the gap: Odia la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches adulación?

noun

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