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blatant

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bla·tant  (bltnt)
adj.
1. Unpleasantly loud and noisy: "There are those who find the trombones blatant and the triangle silly, but both add effective color" (Musical Heritage Review). See Synonyms at vociferous.
2. Usage Problem Totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive: a blatant lie.

[From Latin blatre, to blab (on the model of words such as rampant).]

blatan·cy n.
blatant·ly adv.
Usage Note: It is not surprising that blatant and flagrant are often confused, since the words have overlapping meanings. Both attribute conspicuousness and offensiveness to certain acts. Blatant emphasizes the failure to conceal the act. Flagrant, on the other hand, emphasizes the serious wrongdoing inherent in the offense. Certain contexts may admit either word depending on what is meant: a violation of human rights might be either blatant or flagrant. If it was committed with contempt for public scrutiny, it is blatant. If its barbarity was monstrous, it is flagrant. · Blatant is sometimes used to mean simply "obvious," as in the blatant danger of such an approach, but this use has not been established and is widely considered an error.

blatant [blay-tant]
Adjective
1. glaringly obvious: a blatant lie
2. offensively noticeable: their blatant disregard for my feelings [coined by Edmund Spenser, poet]
blatantly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.blatant - without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"
unconcealed - not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity"
2.blatantblatant - conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"
noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog"

blatant
Translations
blatant [ˈbleɪtənt] adjdescarado

blatant [ˈbleɪtənt] adjflagrant(e)criant(e)

blatant [ˈbleɪtənt] adjoffensichtlich

blatant [ˈbleɪtənt] adjflagrante

blatant
adj blatant [ˈbleitənt]
very obvious; shameless a blatant lie; blatant disrespect. blatante فاضِحٌ، صارِخٌ шумен, безсрамен nestoudný, bezostyšný åbenlys; utilsløret schreiend κραυγαλέος, σκανδαλώδης descarado jultunud آشکار؛ بی شرمانه räikeä flagrant בָּרוּר अशिष्ट, रूखा očit égbekiáltó tak tahu malu, terang- terangan augljós; óskammfeilinn vistoso, flagrante 厚かましい 명백한 įžūlus, begėdiškas, akivaizdus uzkrītošs; kliedzošs; acīm redzams terang-terangan overduidelijk, schaamteloos skrikende, påtrengende; grov, utilslørt oczywisty, jawny, rażący descarado fla­grant; strigător la cer вопиющий očividný, do očí bijúci očiten; nesramen besraman uppenbar, påfallande, flagrant ชัดแจ้ง apaçık, aşikâr 顯眼的 жахливий; галасливий ڈھیٹ rành rành
adv blatantly
blatant بِصورَةٍ فاضِحَه шумно, безсрамно nestoudně, bezostyšně åbenlyst; utilsløret schreiend κατάφωρα, καταφανώς, χυδαία descaradamente jultunult بطور زننده räikeästi d'une manière flagrante בְּאוֹפֶן בָּרוּר, בּוֹטֶה अशिष्टता से, निर्लज्जतापूर्वक razmetljivo égbekiáltóan sikap tak tahu malu augljóslega; með óskammfeilni vistosamente 図々しく 명백히 įžūliai, begėdiškai, akivaizdžiai uzkrītoši; kliedzoši; acīm redzami dengan terang-terangan schaamteloos skrikende; utilslørt rażąco descaradamente cu sfruntare бесстыдно očividne očitno besramno påfallande, flagrant อย่างชัดแจ้ง açıkça, düpedüz 顯眼地 жахливо; галасливо ڈھیٹ پن سے ، بے شرمی سے rành rành


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O, I know he's a good fellow--you needn't frown--an excellent fellow, and I always mean to see more of him; but a hide-bound pedant for all that; an ignorant, blatant pedant.
"You must have observed, gentlemen," said he, "an ignorant and a blatant ass, with a rasping throat and a countenance expressive of low malignity, who went through - I will not say sustained - the role (if I may use a French expression) of Claudius King of Denmark.
One of those very blatant idiots whose blundering is costing the country millions of money and thousands of brave men, has still enough authority to treat our reports as o much waste paper.
 
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