sycophancy

English

Etymology

sycophant +‎ -cy

Noun

sycophancy (countable and uncountable, plural sycophancies)

The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:flattery

Translations

fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery

Dutch: pluimstrijkerij, vleierij (nl)
French: flagornerie (fr) f, flatterie (fr) f

Korean: 사대주의 (ko) (sadaejuŭi)
Persian: تملق‎ (fa) (tamalloq)

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