Definition of "compliment" []

• An expression of praise, admiration, or congratulation. (noun)
• A formal act of civility, courtesy, or respect. (noun)
• Good wishes; regards: Extend my compliments to your parents. See Usage Note at complement. (noun)
• To pay a compliment to. (verb-transitive)
• To show fondness, regard, or respect for by giving a gift or performing a favor. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "These notest be called “compliments” and any good pirate knows a compliment is all but a flirt wrapped up in a pretty bow."
• "Now, that is what I call a compliment worth having."
• ""That's what I call a compliment worth having," said Byles Gridley to himself, when he got home."