Associations to the word «Blandishment»

Wiktionary

BLANDISHMENT, noun. Flattering speech or actions designed to persuade or influence.

Dictionary definition

BLANDISHMENT, noun. Flattery intended to persuade.
BLANDISHMENT, noun. The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.