blatant

[ bleyt-nt ]

/ ˈbleɪt nt /

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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.

Words nearby blatant

blastostyle, blastula, blastulation, blasé, blat, blatant, blate, blather, blatherskite, blatted, blatter

Origin of blatant

coined by Spenser in 1596; compare Latin blatīre to babble, prate, blaterāre to talk foolishly, babble

SYNONYMS FOR blatant

1 unmistakable, overt, undeniable, obtrusive.

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ANTONYMS FOR blatant

1 subtle, hidden, inconspicuous.

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OTHER WORDS FROM blatant

bla·tan·cy, nounbla·tant·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH blatant

blatant flagrant (see synonym study at flagrant)

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Examples from the Web for blatant

A blatant case of interrogators asking leading questions is that of David Vasquez.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities|Elizabeth Picciuto|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Besides the blatant silliness of it all, it does raise some questions—and not about sex.
The UK’s War on Porn: ‘Proof That Men Making These Rules Do Not See Women as Equals’|Aurora Snow|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
According to Haselberger, the archdiocese ignored not only blatant secular crimes, but obvious canonical crimes as well.
How Sicko Priests Got Away With It|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
True, it is grounded in the realities of a fight against a sort of blatant segregation that no longer exists.
Martin Luther King’s Nobel Speech Is an Often Ignored Masterpiece|Malcolm Jones|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When Nicki Minaj released her “Anaconda” music video, the blatant booty was meant to spark a conversation.
Jennifer Lopez’s Objectifying ‘Booty’ Video Makes It Official: We’ve Reached Booty Exhaustion|Kevin Fallon|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Let the winners sum their winnings, let their blatant backers shout.
Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 103, July 16, 1892|Various
The blatant, hated Len Fogarty, always shouting defiance from his father's milk-wagon!
New Faces|Myra Kelly
Byron refers to Smollett as an authority for "blatant beast," apparently forgetting that the figure originated with Spenser.
Notes and Queries, Number 78, April 26, 1851|Various
The blatant cafés were ablaze with lamps, and in them the tables were crowded and the fiddles raved and jeered.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908|Various
Their blatant demagogues asserted the contrary, and they continued to listen to their blatant demagogues.
30,000 Locked Out.|James C. Beeks

British Dictionary definitions for blatant

blatant

/ (ˈbleɪtənt) /

adjective

glaringly conspicuous or obviousa blatant lie

offensively noticeableblatant disregard for a person's feelings

offensively noisy

Derived forms of blatant

blatancy, nounblatantly, adverb

Word Origin for blatant

C16: coined by Edmund Spenser; probably influenced by Latin blatīre to babble; compare Middle Low German pladderen

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