blatant
Use Blatant in a sentence
nt adjective
1.
brazenly obvious; flagrant: a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie.
2.
offensively noisy or loud; clamorous: blatant radios.
3.
tastelessly conspicuous: the blatant colors of the dress.
Origin:
coined by Spenser in 1596; compare Latin blatīre to babble, prate, blaterāre to talk foolishly, babble
coined by Spenser in 1596; compare Latin blatīre to babble, prate, blaterāre to talk foolishly, babble
Related forms
bla·tan·cy, noun
bla·tant·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. unmistakable, overt, undeniable, obtrusive.
1. unmistakable, overt, undeniable, obtrusive.
Antonyms
1. subtle, hidden, inconspicuous.
1. subtle, hidden, inconspicuous.
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blatant (ˈbleɪtənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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] | |
| 'blatancy | |
| —n | |
| 'blatantly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
blatant
1596, in blatant beast, coined by Edmund Spenser in "The Faerie Queen" to describe a thousand-tongued monster representing slander; probably suggested by L. blatire "to babble." It entered general use 1650s, as "noisy in an offensive and vulgar way;" the sense of "obvious, glaringly conspicuous" is from
1889.
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Example sentences
Most striking about these conspiracy theorists is their blatant disregard for the obvious.
The answer seemed obvious: blatant, pervasive patterns of gender segregation across the workforce.
She possesses considerable social awareness, but only one or two of her stories become blatant social protests.
Local news shows try to boost their ratings with blatant tie-ins to prime-time network fare.
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