# compliments

Pronunciation: say "KOM-pli-muhnts" US /ˈkɑmplɪmənts/, UK /ˈkɒmplɪmənts/

## Noun

1. Plural of compliment. — plural of compliment
   - Simple: Plural of compliment. Use it for more than one nice thing said about someone.
   - _The chef was showered with compliments after the opening night._
   - _Backhanded compliments can sting more than open criticism._
3. Good wishes, especially as conveyed with a gift or a message.
   - Simple: Polite good wishes, often sent with a gift or a note.
   - _The owner sent over a bottle of wine with his compliments._
   - _The flowers came with a card that read, "With the compliments of the management."_

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of compliment. — third-person singular simple present indicative of compliment
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of compliment. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _She rarely compliments anyone, so her praise for the report meant a lot._
   - _The review compliments the director on her restraint in the final scenes._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/compliments (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).