Word Frequency
blatant (ˈbleɪtənt
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Definitions
adjective
- glaringly conspicuous or obvious ⇒
a blatant lie
- offensively noticeable ⇒
blatant disregard for a person's feelings
- offensively noisy
Derived Forms
ˈblatancy nounˈblatantly adverb
Word Origin
C16: coined by Edmund Spenser; probably influenced by Latin blatīre to babble; compare Middle Low German pladderenSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = 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, undisguised, obtrusive, unsubtle, unconcealed,
Translations for 'blatant'
- British English: blatant If you describe something you think is bad as blatant, you mean that it is very obvious.He made up blatant lies to my father about me.ˈbleɪtnt ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: صَارِخ
- Brazilian Portuguese: descarado descarada
- Chinese: 公然的
- Croatian: očit očita
- Czech: očividný
- Danish: åbenlys
- Dutch: overduidelijk
- European Spanish: descarado descaradaostensible
- Finnish: räikeä
- French: flagrant
- German: offensichtlich
- Greek: κραυγαλέος κραυγαλέα
- Italian: sfacciato sfacciata
- Japanese: 露骨な
- Korean: 뻔한
- Norwegian: grov
- Polish: bezczelny bezczelna
- Portuguese: descarado descarada
- Romanian: sfruntat sfruntat, sfruntată, sfruntați, sfruntate
- Russian: вопиющий
- Spanish: descarado descarada
- Swedish: uppenbar uppenbart
- Thai: ชัดแจ้ง
- Turkish: apaçık
- Ukrainian: вульгарний
- Vietnamese: rõ ràng
Example Sentences Including 'blatant'
At all events, his embarrassment and defensiveness were too blatant to be real and almost certainly he was enjoying himself.Murder Moves In
But at the Pitcher and Piano, she said, when the inspectors returned on further occasions, they found more than blatant dancing.Globe and Mail (2003)
Martin Morgan also deplored the blatant drinking of alcohol in the concert crowd, in clear breach of city council by-laws.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
Most are tributes, some blatant hagiography, others only monochromatic documentation.India Today (1998)
She nodded, furious with herself for such a blatant lapse in judgement.Alastair McLean's 'Night Watch'
She turned to him then with the most blatant coquetry that a woman of her character can devise.Dansville
They even resorted to blatant time-wasting which amazed me really.Sun, News of the World (2000)
This month, for instance, he attacks money market fund management fees (page 21), which he feels are blatant rip-offs.Globe and Mail (2003)
What I wasn't quite prepared for was how blatant their attacks on me would be.Going For It!: How to Succeed As an Entrepreneur
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