blandishments
noun /ˈblændɪʃmənts/
/ˈblændɪʃmənts/
[plural] (formal)- pleasant things that you say to somebody or do for them to try to persuade them to do something
- He refused to be moved by either threats or blandishments.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French blandiss-, lengthened stem of blandir, from Latin blandiri, from blandus ‘soft, smooth’ + -ment.