- blan·dish·ments
- /ˈblændıʃmənts/ noun [plural]formal : nice things that you say or do to convince someone to do something
He found it hard to resist her blandishments and almost always ended up doing as she wished.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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blandishments — blan|dish|ments [ˈblændıʃmənts] n [plural] formal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: blandish to flatter (14 21 centuries), from Old French blandir, from Latin blandus; BLAND] pleasant things that you say in order to persuade or influence someone ▪ How… … Dictionary of contemporary English
blandishments — blan|dish|ments [ blændıʃmənts ] noun plural FORMAL pleasant things you do or say about someone in order to persuade or influence them … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
