blandishments

UK: /ˈblændɪʃmənts/

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blandishments / ˈblændɪʃmənts/ noun:plural

1. (rarely singular) flattery intended to coax or cajole

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blan•dish•ment /ˈblændɪʃmənt/   n. [countable]

1. Often, blandishments. [plural] something, as an action, that tends to flatter or coax:
   the offer of a new office and other blandishments.

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blan•dish•ment  (blan′dish mənt), n. 

1. 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

Synonyms

flattery, cajolery, wheedling, ingratiation, fawning, blarney.