WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
blan•dish•ment /ˈblændɪʃmənt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Often, blandishments. [plural] something, as an action, that tends to flatter or coax:the offer of a new office and other blandishments.
blan•dish•ment
(blan′dish mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- 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.
- blandish + -ment 1585–95
- flattery, cajolery, wheedling, ingratiation, fawning, blarney.