cajolery

2 definitions found

cajolery - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cajolery \Ca*jol"er*y\, n.; pl. Cajoleries.
     A wheedling to delude; words used in cajoling; flattery.
     "Infamous cajoleries." --Evelyn.
     [1913 Webster]

cajolery - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cajolery
      n 1: flattery intended to persuade [syn: blandishment,
           cajolery, palaver]