fulsomeness
noun[U]
formaluk/ˈfʊl.səm.nəs/us/ˈfʊl.səm.nəs/thequalityofexpressinga lot ofadmirationorpraisefor someone, often too much, in a way that does notsoundsincere:
过分恭维;谄媚;言过其实His writing givespraisewithout fulsomeness.他在作品中进行了赞美但并不言过其实。
Myappreciationwas soheartfeltthat it wasdifficulttoavoidfulsomeness.我的赞赏是如此地发自内心,以至于难以避免有夸大其词之嫌。
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- They weren't in thehabitofquitesuchcloyingfulsomeness, andtheirpraisetendedto have asardonicedgeto it.
- In the fulsomeness oftheirflattery, theyhopeto show that theyrecognizemeritwhereverit may befound.
- Thisbiographyissavedfrom fulsomeness by therigourof theacademicresearch.
Exaggerating & playing down
- alarmist
- bloviate
- blowsomethingout of proportionidiom
- cartoonish
- catastrophize
- dramatization
- dramatize
- exaggerate
- minimize
- OTT
- overboard
- overdramatic
- overdramatize
- overembellish
- overexaggerate
- overplay
- overstatement
- pile
- proportion
- stretch the truthidiom
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Showing respect and admiration