blatant
[ bleyt-nt ]
/ ˈbleɪt nt /
adjective
brazenly obvious; flagrant: a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie.
offensively noisy or loud; clamorous: blatant radios.
tastelessly conspicuous: the blatant colors of the dress.
Origin of blatant
coined by Spenser in 1596; compare Latin
blatīre to babble, prate,
blaterāre to talk foolishly, babble
SYNONYMS FOR blatant
OTHER WORDS FROM blatant
bla·tan·cy, noun bla·tant·ly, adverbWords nearby blatant
blastostyle,
blastula,
blastulation,
blasé,
blat,
blatant,
blate,
blather,
blatherskite,
blatted,
blatter
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British Dictionary definitions for blatancy
blatant
/ (ˈbleɪtənt) /
adjective
glaringly conspicuous or obvious
a blatant lie
offensively noticeable
blatant disregard for a person's feelings
offensively noisy
Derived forms of blatant
blatancy, noun blatantly, adverbWord Origin for blatant
C16: coined by Edmund Spenser; probably influenced by Latin
blatīre to babble; compare Middle Low German
pladderen