Sycophancy

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sycophancy \Syc"o*phan*cy\, n. [Cf. L. sycophantia deceit, Gr. ?
     false accusation.]
     The character or characteristic of a sycophant. Hence: 
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     (a) False accusation; calumniation; talebearing. [Obs.] --Bp.
         Hall.


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     (b) Obsequious flattery; servility.
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               The sycophancy of A.Philips had prejudiced Mr.
               Addison against Pope.                --Bp.
                                                    Warburton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sycophancy
       n : fawning obsequiousness

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  59 Moby Thesaurus words for "sycophancy":
     adulation, apple-polishing, ass-kissing, backbiting,
     backscratching, backstabbing, belittlement, blandishment, blarney,
     bootlicking, brown-nosing, bunkum, cajolement, cajolery, calumny,
     compliment, cringing, defamation, depreciation, disparagement,
     eyewash, fair words, fawnery, fawning, flattery, flunkyism,
     footlicking, grease, groveling, handshaking, honeyed phrases,
     honeyed words, incense, ingratiation, insinuation,
     mealymouthedness, obeisance, obsequiousness, oil, palaver,
     parasitism, praise, pretty lies, prostration, scandal, slander,
     soap, soft soap, sponging, sweet nothings, sweet talk, sweet words,
     timeserving, toadeating, toadying, toadyism, truckling,
     tufthunting, wheedling