Blarney — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

flattery designed to gain favor

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæməmˌaɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪɡɐndˌɪʃli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪɡɐndˌɪʃli/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæməmˌaɪl/.

Examples

He palavered her into going along

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coax inveigle wheedle palaver cajole sweet-talk coaxing soft soap sweet talk

Parts of Speech

noun	flattery designed to gain favor
verb	influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering “He palavered her into going along”

Word Forms

blarney	verb	influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
coax	verb	influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
wheedler	noun	someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing
wheedling	noun	the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
cajolery	noun	flattery intended to persuade
palaver	noun	flattery intended to persuade
blarney	noun	flattery designed to gain favor
coaxer	noun	someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing
coaxing	noun	flattery designed to gain favor
coax	noun	a transmission line for high-frequency signals

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blödsinn

Schmeichelei, die darauf abzielt, Gunst zu erlangen

🇫🇷French

boniment

flatterie conçue pour gagner la faveur

🇪🇸Spanish

labia

adulación diseñada para ganar favor

🇮🇹Italian

addebito

adulazione mirata ad ottenere favore

🇳🇱Dutch

blaarney

vleierij bedoeld om gunst te verwerven

🇷🇺Russian

блэрни

лесть, направленная на завоевание благосклонности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चापलूसी

अनुग्रह प्राप्त करने के लिए की गई चापलूसी

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্লার্নি

অনুগ্রহ লাভের জন্য পরিকল্পিত চাটুকারিতা

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறித்தனமான

தயவைப் பெற வடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட முகஸ்துதி

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్లర్నీ

మెప్పు పొందేందుకు రూపొందించబడిన ముఖస్తుతి

🇮🇳Marathi

ब्लार्नी

पसंती मिळविण्यासाठी डिझाइन केलेली खुशामत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘોંઘાટ

ખુશામત તરફેણ મેળવવા માટે રચાયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಲಾರ್ನಿ

ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯಲು ವಿನ್ಯಾಸಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്ലാർണി

പ്രീതി നേടുന്നതിനായി രൂപകൽപ്പന ചെയ്ത മുഖസ്തുതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਲਰਨੀ

ਖੁਸ਼ਹਾਲੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلارنی

خوشامد حاصل کرنے کے لیے ڈیزائن کیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

巧言令色

旨在博得好感的奉承

🇯🇵Japanese

コック

好意を得るために作られたお世辞

🇰🇷Korean

아양

호의를 얻기 위해 고안된 아첨

🇹🇭Thai

ประจบประแจง

คำเยินยอที่ออกแบบมาเพื่อให้ได้รับความโปรดปราน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bujukan

sanjungan yang dirancang untuk mendapatkan bantuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بلارني

تملق يهدف إلى كسب صالح

🇮🇷Persian

سیاه

چاپلوسی که برای جلب لطف طراحی شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

Pislik

iyilik kazanmak için tasarlanmış pohpohlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלרן

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