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cajolery

ca·jol·er·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh-joh-luh-ree]
    • /kəˈdʒoʊ lə ri/
    • /kəˈʤəʊlərɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-joh-luh-ree]
    • /kəˈdʒoʊ lə ri/

Definitions of cajolery word

  • noun plural cajolery persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing. 1
  • noun cajolery Coaxing or flattery intended to persuade someone to do something. 1
  • noun cajolery cajolement. 0

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Origin of cajolery

First appearance:

before 1640
One of the 44% oldest English words
From the French word cajolerie, dating back to 1640-50. See cajole, -ery

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Parts of speech for Cajolery

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cajolery popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cajolery usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cajolery

noun cajolery

  • honey — a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
  • fawning — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
  • blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
  • incense — an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
  • adulation — Adulation is uncritical admiration and praise of someone or something.

Antonyms for cajolery

noun cajolery

  • disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
  • censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
  • veto — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.

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