Definition
The act of soothing, cajoling, or flattering someone; gentle persuasion or coaxing.
Etymology
From Latin 'blandiri' meaning to flatter or soothe, plus the suffix '-ation' forming an abstract noun. The word preserves an ancient Roman concept of gentle persuasion.
Kelly Says
This ultra-rare word from classical Latin shows how English borrowed philosophical terms about human interaction—we have 'flattery' and 'persuasion,' but 'blandation' captures the gentlest, smoothest version.
Translations
CACatalà
barrejat
ba-re-ja-t
CSČeština
smíchání
sm-i-cha-ni
DADansk
blanding
blanding
DEDeutsch
Vermischung
fer-MEE-shung
ELΕλληνικά
ανακατεμάς
ana-ka-te-mas
ESEspañol
mezcla
meh-SKLA
FISuomi
sekoitus
se-ko-i-tus
FRFrançais
mélange
meh-LAN-zh
HUMagyar
keverés
ke-ve-resh
IDBahasa Indonesia
campuran
kam-poo-ran
ITItaliano
miscela
mee-cheh-la
MSBahasa Melayu
campuran
kam-poo-ran
NLNederlands
menging
men-ging
NONorsk
blanding
blanding
PLPolski
mieszanie
mje-sha-nie
PTPortuguês
mistura
mee-STOO-rah
RORomână
amestec
ah-mes-tek
RUРусский
смешение
sme-she-niye
SVSvenska
blandning
bland-ning
SWKiswahili
changanya
chan-ya-nya
TEతెలుగు
మిశ్రమం
mi-shra-man
TRTürkçe
karışım
kar-ish-im
UKУкраїнська
мішання
mi-shan-nya
VITiếng Việt
hỗn hợp
ho-n-hop