1. Blandishment (also: cajolery, flattery, ingratiation) volume_up

2. Hypernyms ("Blandishment" is a kind of): enticement; temptation (the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Blandishment"): ingratiation; insinuation (the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle Blandishments) Derivation:

3. Brownnosing, for all its deeply negative connotation, is a time-tested shortcut to success, relying on ingratiation and flattery instead of talent and hard work to curry favor with authority in the workplace, meaning supervisors, managers, bosses and anyone else with the power to help or hurt

4. Blandishment: 1 n flattery intended to persuade Synonyms: cajolery , palaver Type of: flattery excessive or insincere praise n the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery Synonyms: wheedling Types: ingratiation , insinuation the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle Blandishments Type of: enticement