Ingratiating — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

capable of winning favor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃɪˌeɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃɪˌeɪɾɪŋ/.

Examples

with open arms and an ingratiating smile
a smooth ingratiating manner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insinuating ingratiatory ingratiate

Parts of Speech

verb	gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
adjective	capable of winning favor “with open arms and an ingratiating smile”
adjective	calculated to please or gain favor “a smooth ingratiating manner”

Word Forms

ingratiatory	adjective	calculated to please or gain favor
ingratiate	verb	gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einschmeichelnd

durch bewusste Bemühungen die Gunst einer Person erlangen

🇫🇷French

insinuant

gagner les faveurs de quelqu'un par des efforts délibérés

🇪🇸Spanish

insinuante

ganarse el favor de alguien mediante esfuerzos deliberados

🇮🇹Italian

ingraziante

ottenere il favore di qualcuno con sforzi deliberati

🇳🇱Dutch

innemend

gunst bij iemand verwerven door doelbewuste inspanningen

🇵🇹Portuguese

insinuante

ganhar o favor de alguém por meio de esforços deliberados

🇷🇺Russian

заискивающий

добиться расположения кого-либо целенаправленными усилиями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुग्रह पाने

जानबूझकर किए गए प्रयासों से किसी का पक्ष लेना

🇮🇳Tamil

நன்றியுணர்வு

வேண்டுமென்றே முயற்சிகள் மூலம் யாரிடமாவது அனுகூலத்தைப் பெறுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కృతజ్ఞతలు

ఉద్దేశపూర్వక ప్రయత్నాల ద్వారా ఎవరితోనైనా ఆదరణ పొందండి

🇮🇳Marathi

संतापजनक

जाणूनबुजून प्रयत्न करून कोणाची मर्जी मिळवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્સુક

ઇરાદાપૂર્વકના પ્રયત્નો દ્વારા કોઈની તરફેણ મેળવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಭಿನಂದಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳಿಂದ ಯಾರೊಂದಿಗಾದರೂ ಒಲವು ಗಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിനന്ദിക്കുന്നു

ബോധപൂർവമായ പ്രയത്നത്തിലൂടെ ആരുടെയെങ്കിലും പ്രീതി നേടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੜਕਾਉਣਾ

ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਹਰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

اشتعال انگیز

جان بوجھ کر کوشش کرکے کسی کے ساتھ احسان حاصل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

讨好

通过刻意努力获得某人的青睐

🇯🇵Japanese

喜ばしい

意図的な努力によって誰かの好意を得る

🇰🇷Korean

축하하는

고의적인 노력으로 누군가의 호의를 얻다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lấy lòng

giành được thiện cảm với ai bằng những nỗ lực có chủ ý

🇹🇭Thai

ชื่นชมยินดี

ได้รับความโปรดปรานจากใครบางคนด้วยความพยายามโดยเจตนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

manis

mendapatkan bantuan dari seseorang dengan upaya yang disengaja

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakainggit

makakuha ng pabor sa isang tao sa pamamagitan ng sadyang pagsisikap

🇲🇾Malay

memikat hati

mendapatkan kebaikan dengan seseorang dengan usaha yang disengajakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تملق

كسب معروف مع شخص ما عن طريق الجهود المتعمدة

🇮🇷Persian

خوشحال کننده

با تلاش های عمدی مورد لطف کسی قرار بگیرید

🇹🇷Turkish

sevimli

kasıtlı çabalarla birinin gözüne girmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

משמח

להשיג חסד עם מישהו על ידי מאמצים מכוונים

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