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A free gift of words that costs nothing and yet, somehow, buys everything.
means A polite expression of praise, admiration, or approval directed at someone.
from From Spanish cumplimiento via Italian complimento, meaning fulfillment of courtesy — literally completing your social duty with kind words.
Spelling trapCompliment praises; complement completes — one letter, total chaos.
Same rootShares ancestry with comply and complete.
Backhanded varietyA compliment wrapped around an insult like barbed wire.