Blandishment

Origin

blandish + -ment

Full definition of blandishment

Noun

1. Flattering speech or actions designed to persuade or influence.
• 1835, s:Author:William Gilmore Simms, s:The Partisan, She looked up as she heard his footsteps, and the gracious smile which her lips put on, was an invitation to make himself happy in a seat beside her. But he resisted the blandishment, and lifting his hat as he passed, with a smile in return, he soon disappeared from her presence, and joined the two who awaited him.

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