Pronounced: OAK-lee, noun
Notes: I didn’t know the meaning, but after reading it, I think I’ve heard it used somewhere
Yesterday’s word
The word blandish means
- to coax with flattery; cajole
- to act or speak in a flattering or coaxing manner
First usage
Our word came into English in the middle to late 1300s
Background / Comments
I was aware of the noun “blandishments”, which is action or speech that tends to entice. Our word (and that word, too) came from the Middle English word blandisshen, which came from the Anglo-French/Middle French word blandiss, which came from the Latin word blandīirī (soothe; flatter).
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