cajoleryn.
/kəˈdʒəʊləri/ The action or practice of cajoling; persuasion by false arts.
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the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > wheedling, coaxing, or cajoling
blandishingc1305
flatteryc1320
blandishc1475
fleechingc1480
coying1580
blandishment1591
suppalpation1634
cajolery1649
wheedling1668
coaxing1672
cajolingc1724
cajolement1816
plámás1853
fleechment1886
sloothering1892
wheedlery1909
snow-jobbing1966
sweet-talking1981
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > flattery or flattering > persuasive flattery or cajolery > [noun]
fleechingc1480
cajolery1649
wheedling1668
coaxing1672
cajolingc1724
cajolement1816
fleechment1886
sloothering1892
wheedlery1909
sweet-talking1981
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > speech intended to deceive > [noun] > and persuade
inveiglingc1572
cajolery1649
inveiglement1653
bunkum1850
1649 J. Evelyn tr. F. de La Mothe Le Vayer Of Liberty & Servitude v. 110 Those infamous cajolleries.
a1683 A. Sidney Disc. Govt. (1698) iii. §xlv. 456 Others prefer'd the cajoleries of the Court before the honour of performing their duty to the Country.
1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi I. ii. iii. 215 Is he familiar with the people—it is cajolery! Is he distant—it is pride!
1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. xxv. 650 He had mingled the usual cajoleries with more than the usual slightly-veiled threats.
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