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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Parts
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noun |
| pronunciation: |
kam
pl
mnt
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| definition: |
When someone gives you a compliment, they say something nice about you. They might say something like "I think you're very smart," or "You have pretty hair" or "You did a really great job!"
Amanda received lots of nice compliments on the dress that her mom made for her.All the guests gave the chef compliments on the food.- antonyms:
- criticism, insult
- similar words:
- admiration, approval, congratulation, praise
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
kam
pl
ment
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| inflections: |
compliments, complimenting, complimented |
| definition: |
If someone compliments another person, they give them praise or say a nice thing about them. They give them a compliment.
The principal complimented the teacher on her excellent work.Ella complimented Sonya on her shoes and asked where she bought them.- synonyms:
- praise
- antonyms:
- criticize, insult
- similar words:
- approve, congratulate, honor, salute
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| related words: |
decorate |
Are you looking for the word complement (something that completes or perfects)? Compliment and complement sound alike and look almost the same, but they have different meanings.
The word compliment
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
ple, plen, plet
Latin
root
that means fill up, fulfill
Example words:
-ment
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act, process, or instance of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ment
attaches to Latin verb roots (e.g., doc, reg, sed) or to English verbs of Latin origin to form nouns.
Example words:
adjustment, advertisement, agreement, announcement, armament, arrangement, commandment, compartment, complement, compliment, department, document, employment, entertainment, fragment, government, improvement, investment, judgment, measurement, movement, regiment, sediment, sentiment
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