blandishment
11blandishment — n. 1. Fascination, flattery, cajolery, cajoling compliment, artful caresses, coaxing, wheedling. 2. Caressing, caresses, endearment, soft words, expression of affection, billing and cooing, toying, fawning. 3. Delight, joy, pleasure, attraction,… …
12blandishment — blan·dish·ment …
13blandishment — blan•dish•ment [[t]ˈblæn dɪʃ mənt[/t]] n. Often, blandishments. something, as an action or speech, that tends to entice • Etymology: 1585–95 …
14blandishment — /ˈblændɪʃmənt/ (say blandishmuhnt) noun (often plural) flattering action or speech …
15blandishment — n. (usu. in pl.) flattery; cajolery …
16flattery — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Undue adulation Nouns 1. flattery, adulation, blandishment, cajolery; fawning, wheedling, coquetry, sycophancy, flunkeyism, servility, toadying, incense, honeyed words, flummery, blarney; lip service,… …
17entice — I verb allure, bait, cajole, coax, decoy, divert, induce, inveigh, lure, seduce, tempt II index bait (lure), betray (lead astray), cajole, coax …
18adulation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. idolization, hero worship, applause, laudation; see admiration , flattery , praise 1 , 2 , worship 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. flattery, *feet kissing, *apple polishing, *brown nosing, worshipping, fawning,… …
19blarney — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cajolery, blandishment, malarkey*; see flattery , nonsense 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. flattery apple polishing, wheedling, fawning, cajolery, *sweet talk, *snow job. 2. *bunk *balderdash. see nonsense III …
20Endearment — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Expression of affection or love. < N PARAG:Endearment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 endearment endearment caress Sgm: N 1 blandishment blandishment blandiment| Sgm: N 1 panchement panchement fondling billing and cooing… …
