Difference between Blandish and Flatter

What is the difference between Blandish and Flatter?

Blandish as a verb is to persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole while Flatter as a verb is to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour

Blandish

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole to praise someone dishonestly; to flatter or butter up

Flatter

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having no variations in height.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A type of hammer used by blacksmiths.Someone who flattens, purposely or accidently. Also flattener.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favourTo enhance someone's vanity by praising themTo portray something to advantage.To convey notions of the facts that are believed to be favorable to the hearer without certainty of the truthfulness of the notions conveyed.

Example sentence: A stylish person, for me, is one who draws your eye without necessarily being showy; they wear clothes that are beautifully cut, flatter the wearer, and show that they are not impervious to fashion, but not a slave to it either.

We hope you now know whether to use Blandish or Flatter in your sentence.

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