Flattered Flamingo

Flattery

Flattery, also called adulation or blandishment, is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject. It is also used in pick-up lines when attempting to initiate romantic courtship. Historically, flattery has been used as a standard form of discourse when addressing a king or queen. In the Renaissance, it was a common practice among writers to flatter the reigning monarch, as Edmund Spenser flattered Queen Elizabeth I in The Faerie Queene, William Shakespeare flattered King James I in Macbeth, Niccolò Machiavelli flattered Lorenzo II de' Medici in The Prince, and Jean de La Fontaine flattered Louis XIV of France in his Fables.

Flamingo

Flamingos or flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, which is the only extant family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. There are four flamingo species distributed throughout the Americas, and two species native to Afro-Eurasia.

flattered

Adjective

1. In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.

Verb

1. simple past and past participle of flatter

flamingo

Noun

1. A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
2. A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.

Adjective

1. Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.