[syn: blandishment, wheedling]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Blandishment \Blan"dish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. blandissement.]
The act of blandishing; a word or act expressive of affection
or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and
artful caresses; cajolery; allurement.
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Cowering low with blandishment. --Milton.
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Attacked by royal smiles, by female blandishments.
--Macaulay.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
blandishment
n 1: flattery intended to persuade [syn: blandishment,
cajolery, palaver]
2: the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery [syn:
blandishment, wheedling]