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.

Origin of blandishment

First recorded in 1585–95; blandish + -ment

SYNONYMS FOR blandishment

flattery, cajolery, wheedling, ingratiation, fawning, blarney.

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Words nearby blandishment

bland, Bland-Allison Act, B.Land.Arch., bland diet, blandish, blandishment, blandishments, bland out, blank, blankbook, blank cartridge

Example sentences from the Web for blandishment

I must use every kind of blandishment to convince myself that my life and my work are worth while.
The Journal of a Disappointed Man|Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion
At first he used his arts of blandishment and honeyed words in order to lure Savonarola to Rome.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds
Mrs. Molineux was proof against this blandishment, and Bella had to go.
A Terrible Temptation|Charles Reade
Every blandishment was used to soothe him, and it had its effect.
A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson|Watkin Tench

To this blandishment they were never averse or inaccessible, and Gerald inherited the trait in all its strength.
Gerald Fitzgerald|Charles James Lever