blandish

blandish meaning in Urdu

Synonyms of blandish

• inveigle
• sweet-talk
• wheedle
• butter up
• cajole
• sweeten
• fast-talk
• canoodle
• carny
• coax

All synonyms of blandish

Forms of blandish

Origin of blandish

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”).

Words formed from blandish

• blandisher
• blandishment

Words that rhyme with blandish

• outlandish
• brandish
• handish
• bandish
• landish
• sandish
• standish

Questions about blandish

What does blandish mean?

Blandish means to persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.

What is blandish in Urdu?

Blandish in Urdu is چاپلوسی کرنا, چمکارنا, دلارنا. See Blandish meaning in Urdu.

What part of speech is blandish?

Blandish is a verb.

How do you pronounce blandish?

Blandish is pronounced /ˈblændɪʃ/ (UK).

What is the past tense of blandish?

The past tense of blandish is blandished.