compliment

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ Homophone: complement === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French compliment, itself a borrowing of Italian complimento, which in turn is a borrowing from Spanish cumplimiento, from cumplir (“to comply, complete, do what is proper”) + -miento or Latin complēmentum. Doublet of complement. Displaced Old English ġeswǣsnes. ==== Noun ==== compliment (plural compliments) An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect. (uncountable) Complimentary language; courtesy, flattery. Misspelling of complement. ===== Synonyms ===== See Thesaurus:praise ===== Antonyms ===== insult ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Welsh: compliment ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French complimenter, from compliment + -er (verb-forming suffix). ==== Verb ==== compliment (third-person singular simple present compliments, present participle complimenting, simple past and past participle complimented) (ambitransitive) To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone). Antonym: insult Misspelling of complement. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === See also === complement === References === == Catalan == === Etymology === From complir. Cf. also Spanish cumplimiento, Latin complementum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [kum.pliˈme̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [kom.pliˈment] IPA(key): (Central) [kum.pliˈmen] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kom.pliˈmen] === Noun === compliment m (plural compliments) compliment ==== Derived terms ==== complimentar complimentós === Further reading === “compliment”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French compliment, from Italian complimento, from Old Spanish cumplimiento. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɔm.pliˈmɛnt/ Hyphenation: com‧pli‧ment Rhymes: -ɛnt === Noun === compliment n (plural complimenten, diminutive complimentje n) compliment ==== Derived terms ==== complimenteus ==== Descendants ==== → Papiamentu: kòmplimènt == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian complimento, itself a borrowing from Spanish cumplimiento, from Latin complēmentum. Doublet of complément. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pli.mɑ̃/ === Noun === compliment m (plural compliments) compliment (positive comment) ==== Derived terms ==== complimenter ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “compliment”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French compliment. === Noun === compliment n (plural complimente) compliment ==== Declension ====