Definitions for palaver

Definitions for (noun) palaver

Main entry: palaver, empty talk, empty words, hot air, rhetoric

Definition: loud and confused and empty talk

Usage: mere rhetoric


Main entry: cajolery, blandishment, palaver

Definition: flattery intended to persuade


Definitions for (verb) palaver

Main entry: palaver

Definition: have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds


Main entry: inveigle, wheedle, blarney, coax, cajole, palaver, sweet-talk

Definition: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

Usage: He palavered her into going along


Main entry: clack, chatter, prate, prattle, piffle, palaver, gabble, gibber, blab, blabber, maunder, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle

Definition: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly


Visual thesaurus for palaver