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blandishment

[ blan-dish-muhnt ]
/ ˈblæn dɪʃ mənt /
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noun

Often blandishments. something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter, coax, entice, etc.: Our blandishments left him unmoved. We succumbed to the blandishments of tropical living.

RELATED WORDS

enticement, adulation, praise, blarney, allurement, wheedling, coaxing, cajolery, sycophancy, fawning

Nearby words

  1. bland,
  2. bland diet,
  3. bland out,
  4. bland-allison act,
  5. blandish,
  6. blandishments,
  7. blandly,
  8. blank,
  9. blank cartridge,
  10. blank check

Origin of blandishment

First recorded in 1585–95; blandish + -ment
SYNONYMS FOR blandishment
flattery, cajolery, wheedling, ingratiation, fawning, blarney.
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British Dictionary definitions for blandishments

blandishments

/ (ˈblændɪʃmənts) /

pl n

(rarely singular) flattery intended to coax or cajole
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Word Origin and History for blandishments

blandishment

n.

"flattering speech," 1590s, from blandish + -ment. Sense of "attraction, allurement" (often blandishments) is from 1590s.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper