blandish

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. (transitive) To persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
2. (transitive) To praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up.

Έννοιες

κολακεύω

χαϊδεύω

δελεάζω

θωπεύω

καλοπιάνω

Συνώνυμα

flatter

adulate

cajole

blarney

coax

fondle

caress

gain on

urge

soft-soap

wheedle

fawn

toady

decoy

ensnare

entice

induce

lure

mollycoddle

persuade

pet

seduce

soft soap

soother

suck up

tempt

gain upon

curry favor with

fawn on

shine up

curry favour with

stroke

ingratiate oneself

endear oneself to

allure

bait

bootlick

brown-nose

butter up

captivate

chuck

coddle

compliment

cringe

curry

🍛

dandle

Μεταφράσεις

flatter

adulare

lusingare

zureden

aduler

lisonjear

lécher les bottes

lécher

schönreden

schmeicheln

afalagar

faire de la lèche

lécher le cul

encenser

vleien

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈblændɪʃ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: blaundishen

In summary

From Middle English blaundishen (“to flatter; to fawn; to be enticing or persuasive; to be favourable; of the sea: to become calm”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman blaundishen, from blandiss-, the extended stem of Middle French blandir + Middle English -ishen (suffix forming verbs). Blandir is derived from Latin blandīrī (“to fawn, flatter; to delude”), from blandus (“fawning, flattering, smooth, suave; persuasive; alluring, enticing, seductive; agreeable, pleasant”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“erroneous, false; bad, evil”)) + -iō (suffix forming causative verbs from adjectives). The English word is analysable as bland + -ish; compare bland (“agreeable, pleasant, suave; mild, soothing”).