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Blandishment   /blˈændɪʃmənt/   Listen
Blandishment

noun
1.
Flattery intended to persuade.  Synonyms: cajolery, palaver.
2.
The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery.  Synonym: wheedling.





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"Blandishment" Quotes from Famous Books



... and nothing of it all was allowed to escape from contributing to the completeness of the bow. She bridled. She tossed proudly as it were against the bit. And the rich ruins of her handsomeness adopted new and softer lines in the overpowering sickly blandishment of a smile. Thus she always greeted any merely formal acquaintance whom she considered to be above herself in status—provided, of course, that the acquaintance had done ...
— Clayhanger • Arnold Bennett


Words linked to "Blandishment" :   blandish, insinuation, wheedling, enticement, flattery, temptation, ingratiation


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