- 諂い
- へつらい【諂い】( ⇒ おせじ )*flattery〖U〗お世辞を言うこと; 〖C〗お世辞compliance, -ancy〖U〗《正式》追従(つい/しょう).* * *へつらい【諂い】flattery; adulation; sycophancy; toadyism; blarney.
●へつらいの adulatory; flattering.
へつらい者 a flatterer; a sycophant; a toady; a bootlicker.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.