Ingratiatory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade

calculated to please or gain favor

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃɪətˌɔːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃɪətəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃɪətəɹi/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃɪətˌɔːɹi/.

Examples

a coaxing and obsequious voice
her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable
a smooth ingratiating manner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insinuating ingratiating coaxing

Parts of Speech

adjective	pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade “a coaxing and obsequious voice”
adjective	calculated to please or gain favor “a smooth ingratiating manner”

Word Forms

ingratiate

verb

gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einschmeichelnd

angenehm überzeugend oder dazu bestimmt, zu überzeugen

🇫🇷French

ingrat

agréablement persuasif ou destiné à persuader

🇪🇸Spanish

congraciador

gratamente persuasivo o destinado a persuadir

🇮🇹Italian

ingraziante

piacevolmente persuasivo o destinato a persuadere

🇳🇱Dutch

innemend

aangenaam overtuigend of bedoeld om te overtuigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

insinuante

agradavelmente persuasivo ou destinado a persuadir

🇷🇺Russian

заискивающий

приятно убедительный или призванный убедить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कृतघ्न

प्रसन्नतापूर्वक प्रेरक या मनाने का इरादा

🇮🇳Tamil

நன்றியுணர்வு

மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் வற்புறுத்துதல் அல்லது வற்புறுத்தும் நோக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కృతజ్ఞత లేని

ఆహ్లాదకరంగా ఒప్పించడం లేదా ఒప్పించడానికి ఉద్దేశించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमानकारक

आनंदाने मन वळवणारा किंवा मन वळवण्याचा हेतू

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદ્ધત

આનંદદાયક રીતે સમજાવવા અથવા સમજાવવાના હેતુથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೃತಘ್ನ

ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರವಾಗಿ ಮನವೊಲಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಮನವೊಲಿಸಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നന്ദികേട്

സന്തോഷകരമായി പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അനുനയിപ്പിക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ളതാണ്

🇵🇰Urdu

اشتعال انگیز

خوشی سے قائل کرنے والا یا قائل کرنے کا ارادہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谄媚的

令人愉快地有说服力或有意说服

🇯🇵Japanese

恩着せがましい

心地よい説得力がある、または説得するつもりである

🇰🇷Korean

감사의 말을 전하는

기분 좋게 설득력이 있거나 설득할 의도가 있는 경우

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xin ơn

thuyết phục một cách hài lòng hoặc có ý định thuyết phục

🇹🇭Thai

เนรคุณ

โน้มน้าวใจหรือตั้งใจจะโน้มน้าวใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersifat menjilat

persuasif yang menyenangkan atau dimaksudkan untuk membujuk

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bersyukur

meyakinkan atau bertujuan untuk memujuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مدح

مقنعة بشكل ممتع أو تهدف إلى الإقناع

🇮🇷Persian

محبت آمیز

خوشایند متقاعد کننده یا قصد متقاعد کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

lütufkar

memnuniyetle ikna edici veya ikna etmeyi amaçlayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

משמח

משכנע בצורה נעימה או נועד לשכנע

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