🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Schmeichelei

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Schmeichelei

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cajolery/kəˈdʒoʊləri/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Durch geschickte Schmeichelei überzeugte sie ihn."

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As noun
  1. 1

    Persuading someone to do something by sustained flattery or gentle urging.

    "She finally agreed to help him out, worn down by his endless cajolery."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'cajoler' (to chatter, flatter, coax), ultimately of uncertain origin, possibly from 'cajole' + '-ery'.

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