🇬🇧 Compliment meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A compliment is a polite expression of praise or admiration. It is something you say to make someone feel good about themselves, often highlighting a positive quality or achievement.

My best friend gave me a compliment by saying I was smart, but then she asked me to do her math homework.

Dad said I’m “really unique,” which I think is just a polite compliment for “really weird.”

My sister told me my new haircut looked “interesting.” I’m not sure if that was a compliment or an insult.

I told my dog he was handsome, and he wagged his tail like he totally understood the compliment.

I gave my teacher a compliment, and now she thinks I actually did my homework.

On a wet bench a woman holds a bright umbrella. A child points to her coat and gives a compliment. The woman smiles, says thank you, keeps the compliment on her face, and gives another compliment about the child's boots. The child repeats the compliment like a song and beams. That small compliment turns rain into light.

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This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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