Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Expressing, using, or resembling a compliment.
- adjective Given as a courtesy at no charge.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Intended to express or convey a compliment or compliments; expressive of civility, regard, or preference; using or accustomed to use compliments: as, complimentary language; complimentary tickets; you are very complimentary.
- Synonyms Commendatory, laudatory, flattering.
- noun A compliment.
- noun A master of defense who wrote upon the compliments and ceremonies of dueling.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Expressive of regard or praise; of the nature of, or containing, a compliment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective In the nature of a
compliment . - adjective
Free ; provided at nocharge . - adjective With respect to the closing of a letter,
formal andprofessional .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective conveying or resembling a compliment
- adjective costing nothing
Etymologies
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Examples
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BETHANY MARSHALL, PSYCHOTHERAPISTS: I think she and Howard Stern are what we call complimentary narcissists, meaning that they have the unique individual attributes of narcissists, but that ` s blossomed once they got together.
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Competitors, collaborators, those in complimentary fields with an overlapping client base, and folks who are totally outside your immediate world.
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Competitors, collaborators, those in complimentary fields with an overlapping client base, and folks who are totally outside your immediate world.
Women Grow Business » Entrepreneurs and 2010: How To Build Your Development Plan 2009
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And then he actually goes on to discuss the story in complimentary terms for the opening two paragraphs of his full page review.
June 2006 2006
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And then he actually goes on to discuss the story in complimentary terms for the opening two paragraphs of his full page review.
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Not all the speakers have couched their sentiments in complimentary language, indeed, it is a fact which we citizens of the Empire would be foolish to ignore that important sections of opinion among our American friends and elsewhere are rather suspicious of the British Empire.
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You, however, may refer to me in complimentary forms only …:)
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You, however, may refer to me in complimentary forms only†¦:)
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Well, Dave, that's because blue and orange are what are called complimentary colors if you watch enough TLC you pick up these things.
NEW TEEN TITANS #34 DC Comics, 1983 David Campbell 2007
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Their report is not what could be called complimentary:
Archive 2007-01-01 Divers 2007
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