blandishment : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: blandishment	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for blandishment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blandishment n flattery intended to persuade [syn: blandishment, cajolery, palaver] the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery Synonym(s): blandishment, wheedling
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blandishment \Blan"dish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. blandissement.] The act of blandishing; a word or act expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and artful caresses; cajolery; allurement. Cowering low with blandishment. --Milton. Attacked by royal smiles, by female blandishments. --Macaulay.