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PRONUNCIATION OF BLANDISHMENTS

blandishments  [ˈblændɪʃmənts] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLANDISHMENTS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blandishments is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLANDISHMENTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

blandishments

Flattery

Flattery is the act of giving excessive compliments, generally for the purpose of ingratiating oneself with the subject. Historically, flattery has been used as a standard form of discourse when addressing a king or queen. In the Renaissance, it was a common practice among writers to flatter the reigning monarch, as Edmund Spenser flattered Queen Elizabeth I in The Faerie Queene, William Shakespeare flattered King James I in Macbeth and Niccolò Machiavelli flattered Lorenzo II de' Medici, ruler of Florence and Duke of Urbino, in The Prince. Flattery is also used in pick-up lines when attempting to initiate romantic courtship. Most associations with flattery, however, are negative. Negative descriptions of flattery range at least as far back in history as The Bible. In the Divine Comedy, Dante depicts flatterers wading in human excrement, stating that their words were the equivalent of excrement, in the 8th Circle of Hell. An insincere flatterer is a stock character in many literary works. Examples include Wormtongue from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Goneril and Regan from King Lear, and Iago from Othello.

Definition of blandishments in the English dictionary

The definition of blandishments in the dictionary is flattery intended to coax or cajole.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLANDISHMENTS


accouterments
əˈkuːtərmənts
accoutrements
əˈkuːtrəmənts
acknowledgements
ækˈnɒlɪdʒmənts
acknowledgments
ækˈnɒlɪdʒmənts
antecedents
ˌæntɪˈsiːdənts
apartments
əˈpɑːtmənts
armaments
ˈɑːməmənts
arrangements
əˈreɪndʒmənts
elephants
ˈɛlɪfənts
endowments
ɪnˈdaʊmənts
hereditaments
ˌherɪˈdɪtəmənts
infants
ˈɪnfənts
menservants
ˈmensɜːvənts
movements
ˈmuːvmənts
muniments
ˈmjuːnɪmənts
oddments
ˈɒdmənts
presents
ˈprɛzənts
reinforcements
ˌriːɪnˈfɔːsmənts
rudiments
ˈruːdɪmənts
sentiments
ˈsɛntɪmənts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLANDISHMENTS

blancher
Blanchett
blanchisseuse
blancmange
Blanco
bland
bland out
blandish
blandisher
blandishment
blandly
blandness
blank
blank cartridge
blank cheque
blank endorsement
blank verse
blanket
blanket bath
blanket bog

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLANDISHMENTS

balance of payments
Bank for International Settlements
barbed wire entanglements
compliments
contents
course requirements
entrance requirements
entry requirements
home improvements
measurements
Mother of Parliaments
opening arguments
outer garments
seating arrangements
shipping documents
system requirements
Ten Commandments
The Arabian Nights´ Entertainments
the Mother of Parliaments
the Ten Commandments
welfare payments

Synonyms and antonyms of blandishments in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BLANDISHMENTS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «blandishments» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of blandishments

Translation of «blandishments» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLANDISHMENTS

Find out the translation of blandishments to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blandishments from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blandishments» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

花言巧语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

halagos
570 millions of speakers

English

blandishments
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

blandishments
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التملق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уговоры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

blandishments
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

blandishments
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flatteries
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Blandishments
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schmeicheleien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

甘言
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

추종
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blandishments
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

những lời xu nịnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெஞ்சல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नीचपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

albeni
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blandizie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pochlebstwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вмовляння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

blandishments
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κολακείες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blandishments
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blandishments
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blandishments
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blandishments

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLANDISHMENTS»

The term «blandishments» is regularly used and occupies the 107.288 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLANDISHMENTS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «blandishments» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «blandishments» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blandishments

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLANDISHMENTS»

Discover the use of blandishments in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blandishments and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Missions of Interdependence: A Literary Directory
Tsitsi. Dangarembga's. Ambiguous. Adventure. Nervous. Conditions. and. the. Blandishments. of. Mission. Education. JOHN. C. HAWLEY. THE TITLE OF THIS ESSAY alludes to Cheikh Hamidou Kane's important portrayal of the deracination  ...
Gerhard Stilz, 2002
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The Lover's Lexicon
This men know by observation, women by instinct ; and hence the flatteries of the one and the blandishments of the other. The more innocent kind of blandishments may have some sincerity, as, for example, a sincere desire to please ; but ...
Frederick Greenwood, 1893
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The Southwestern Reporter
A female Is said to be debauched, within the meaning of that term, as used In this Instruction, when, by arts and blandishments, she is deceived, corrupted, and drawn aside from the right path. She is said to be 'debauched,' within the meaning ...
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Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson: With Copious ...
BLANDISHMENTS—. BLESSINGS.—. BLINDNESS. BL USHES.— BOASTING.— BOOKS. B ORES. —B O UNTY.—BRA VER. Si Congregated thrushes, linnets, sit On the dead tree, a dull despondent flock. Thomson. Hark ! on every bough In ...
Samuel Austin Allibone, 1875
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Vocabulary Dictionary and Workbook: 2,856 Words You Must Know
blandishments (BLAN-dish-mәnts) n. A flattering or insincere statement intended to coax or convince someone into doing or believing something is known as a blandishment. The word is often used in the plural. In 1987 National Conference  ...
Mark Phillips, 2006
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The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in ...
... protect her against undue consideration and blandishments — to protect the husband against the wife's blandishment — and to protect the wife from the effects of the husband's tyranny or his blandishments (for I suppose that blandishments ...
7
The Spectator
It really comes to this, — 'Let the great nobles of the Liberal party lavish blandishments on all who serve it in Parliament, especially if they are vulgar enough to care for that sort of thing. These blandishments will not alter the opinion of the ...
8
American Ecclesiastical Review
directlj or indirectly, by command, counsel, fear, threats, or blandishments, to induce their subjects to make to them any such manifestation of conscience ; and he commands these subjects on their part to denounce to the higher Superiors ...
9
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Oprah's Book Club 2.0 Digital ...
The newest Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selection: this special eBook edition of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis features exclusive content, including Oprah’s personal notes highlighted within the text, and a reading group guide.
Ayana Mathis, 2012
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Those Who Forget the Past: The Question of Anti-Semitism
Jewish history now consists essentially in a competition for the Jewish fiiture between Israel and the United States, between the blandishments of sovereignty and the blandishments of pluralism; it is a friendly competition, and by the standards ...
Ron Rosenbaum, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLANDISHMENTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blandishments is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mitchell Says Bankruptcy Filing Was 'Act Of Unfairness'
#Mr Mitchell added: “Neither must they be hornswoggled by the blandishments and disguises of those who say they are doing something for ... «Bahamas Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Fred Mitchell speaks at St. Mathew's Church in Delray, Florida in …
Neither must they be hornswoggled by the blandishments and disguises of those who say they are doing something for your own good while in ... «Bahama Islands Info, Jul 15»
3
OPINION: The strange case of Greece in crisis
... out blandishments ahead of Sunday's Greek referendum on whether to accept demanded austerity measures in return for financial crisis aid. «Daily Record, Jul 15»
4
The 35 punctures
... to carry out its work while remaining relatively impervious to the blandishments and sanctions coming from political actors at different levels. «The Nation, Jul 15»
5
If Canadians are honestly considering Mulcair, they need to know …
... excuse to jump ship, the image of Mulcair as a pragmatic environmentalist able to withstand the blandishments of the Tories may provide it. «National Post, Jul 15»
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Chinese stocks tumble again, ignoring Beijing's blandishments
SHANGHAI China stocks fell sharply again on Thursday, fighting off fresh moves by regulators to restore confidence and raising questions ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
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Chinese stocks tumble again, ignoring Beijing's blandishments
SHANGHAI China stocks fell sharply again on Thursday, fighting off fresh moves by regulators to restore confidence and raising questions ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
8
Hong Kong shares close mixed, dragged by China shares
... up slightly on Thursday, massively outperforming mainland markets, which continued their collapse despite new regulatory blandishments. «Reuters, Jul 15»
9
Joseph Levine's uplifting work
Watching Christie offer inexhaustible, incessant blandishments and praise of President Obama during Obama's post-Sandy visit to the Shore ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
10
Council: Midterm Report Cards: The Chronicle grades new Council …
... and the least likely to roll over for the mayor's blandishments about tax cuts or Westsiders' attempts to micromanage staff and contracts. «Austin Chronicle, Jul 15»

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