blatant
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Related to blatant: blatantly, swarthiness
blatant
offensively noisy or loud; brazenly obvious: a blatant show of wealth
Not to be confused with:
flagrant – disgraceful; monstrous; obviously evil; shockingly evident: a flagrant miscarriage of justice
bla·tant
(blāt′nt)adj.
1. Usage Problem Totally or offensively conspicuous or obtrusive: a blatant lie.
2. 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.
[From Latin blatīre, to blab (on the model of words such as rampant).]
bla′tan·cy n.
bla′tant·ly adv.
Usage Note: Blatant and flagrant both attribute conspicuousness and offensiveness to certain acts, but the words differ in emphasis. Blatant means "offensively conspicuous," and thus emphasizes the actor's failure to conceal the act. Flagrant, on the other hand, means "conspicuously offensive," and emphasizes the serious wrongdoing inherent in the offense. Thus many actions, from an infraction of the rules in a football game to a violation of human rights, may be blatant or flagrant, depending on what is being emphasized. If the act is committed with contempt for public scrutiny, it is blatant. If the act seems extreme in its violation of norms, it is flagrant. · Blatant and (to a much lesser extent) flagrant are sometimes used as synonyms of obvious, in contexts where there is no immediate connection to human behavior, as in What surprised us was that they went ahead with the idea in spite of the blatant danger of the approach. This usage has traditionally been considered an error, and it is not surprising, therefore, that most of the Usage Panel dislikes it. In our 2004 survey, only 42 percent accepted the sentence just listed.
blatant
(ˈbleɪtənt)adj
1. glaringly conspicuous or obvious: a blatant lie.
2. offensively noticeable: blatant disregard for a person's feelings.
3. offensively noisy
[C16: coined by Edmund Spenser; probably influenced by Latin blatīre to babble; compare Middle Low German pladderen]
ˈblatancy n
ˈblatantly adv
bla•tant
(ˈbleɪt nt)adj.
1. brazenly obvious: a blatant error.
2. offensively loud.
3. tastelessly conspicuous.
[coined by Spenser in 1596; compare Latin blatīre to babble, prate]
bla′tan•cy, n.
bla′tant•ly, adv.
See also related terms for shocking.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() unconcealed - not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity" |
2. | ![]() noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog" |
blatant
adjective obvious, open, clear, plain, naked, sheer, patent, evident, pronounced, straightforward, outright, glaring, manifest, bald, transparent, noticeable, conspicuous, overt, unmistakable, flaunting, palpable, undeniable, brazen, flagrant, indisputable, ostentatious, unmitigated, cut-and-dried (informal), undisguised, obtrusive, unsubtle, unconcealed blatant elitism
cultured, hidden, soft, quiet, subtle, refined, dignified, agreeable, tasteful, unobtrusive, inconspicuous, unnoticeable, well-mannered
cultured, hidden, soft, quiet, subtle, refined, dignified, agreeable, tasteful, unobtrusive, inconspicuous, unnoticeable, well-mannered
blatant
adjective1. Offensively loud and insistent:
Informal: loudmouthed.
2. Characterized by or done without shame:
Informal: brassy.
Translations
صَارِخفاضِحٌ، صارِخٌ
bezostyšnýnestoudnýočividný
åbenlysutilsløret
räikeähäpeämätönjulkea
očit
augljós; óskammfeilinn
露骨な
뻔한
akivaizdžiaibegėdiškaiįžūliai
acīmredzamskliedzošsuzkrītošs
uppenbar
ชัดแจ้ง
apaçıkaşikâr
rõ ràng
blatant
[ˈbleɪtənt] ADJ [injustice, lie] → flagrante; [bully, coward, thief, liar] → descaradohe's not only racist, but he's blatant about it → no sólo es un racista sino que además no lo disimula
he was quite blatant about cheating in the exam → copió en el examen con todo descaro or sin ningún disimulo
blatant
adj (= very obvious) → offensichtlich; injustice, lie, lack also → eklatant; error → krass, eklatant; liar, social climber → unverfroren; colour → schreiend; disregard → offen, unverhohlen; there’s no need (for you) to be quite so blatant about it (in talking) → Sie brauchen das nicht so herumzuposaunen (inf); (in doing sth) → Sie brauchen das nicht so deutlich zu tun
blatant
[ˈbleɪt/ənt] adj → sfacciato/ablatant
(ˈbleitənt) adjective very obvious; shameless. a blatant lie; blatant disrespect.
ˈblatantly adverb