palaver

palaver is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, transitive/intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery.
2. noun. In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate.
3. transitive/intransitive verb. To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully.
4. noun. loud and confused and empty talk

   "mere rhetoric"

   Synonyms: rhetoric

5. noun. flattery intended to persuade

   Synonyms: blandishment, cajolery

6. verb. have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
7. verb. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

   "He palavered her into going along"

   Synonyms: blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, wheedle

8. verb. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

   Synonyms: blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, twaddle

Synonyms

rhetoric, blandishment, cajolery, blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, wheedle, blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, twaddle

Common word forms

palavers, palavered, palaverer, palavering, palaverous, palaverment

Words from these letters

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