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blandishment

blan·dish·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [blan-dish-muh nt]
    • /ˈblæn dɪʃ mənt/
    • /ˈblæn.dɪ.ʃmənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blan-dish-muh nt]
    • /ˈblæn dɪʃ mənt/

Definitions of blandishment word

  • noun blandishment the act of blandishing; cajolery 3
  • noun blandishment a flattering or ingratiating act or remark, etc. meant to persuade 3
  • noun blandishment 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. 1
  • noun blandishment Flattering speech or actions designed to persuade or influence. 0
See all 4 definitions of blandishment

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Origin of blandishment

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; blandish + -ment

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Parts of speech for Blandishment

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Blandishment

blandishment popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for blandishment

noun blandishment

  • adulation — Adulation is uncritical admiration and praise of someone or something.
  • praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
  • blarney — Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only saying in order to please you or to persuade you to do something.
  • allurement — fascination; charm.
  • fawning — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
All 11 Synonyms of blandishment

Antonyms for blandishment

noun blandishment

  • criticism — the analysis or evaluation of a work of art, literature, etc
Just one Antonym for blandishment

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