cajolery

/kə'dʤouləri/

Thân thiện

She used gentle cajolery to convince her friend to join the outing.

Definition

Noun: - Flattery intended to persuade: The act of using coaxing, sweet talk, or insincere praise to influence someone to do something.

Examples

• Noun:
  • He was immune to her cajolery and refused to change his mind.
  • The salesperson's cajolery was obvious, but the customer still bought the product.

Advanced Usage

• "To resort to cajolery": to use coaxing or flattery as a method.
  • When arguments failed, he resorted to cajolery.

Variants and Related Words

• Cajole (verb): to persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
  • She managed to cajole him into lending her the car.
• Cajoling (adjective/participle): having the quality of gentle persuasion.
  • He used a cajoling tone to get his way.

Synonyms

• Coaxing: Persuading someone gently or patiently.
• Wheedling: Using endearments or flattery to persuade someone.
• Blandishment: A flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently.

Idioms

• "Soft soap": (informal) flattery designed to gain favor.
  • I'm tired of his soft soap; I want to hear the real facts.

Học thuật

Noun

1. flattery intended to persuade

Từ đồng nghĩa

• blandishment
• palaver