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blatancy

/ˈbleɪtənsi/
bla · tan · cy
Adverb:blatantly
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Plural:blatancies
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Adjective:blatant
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blatancy Lexical Profile

blatancy Game Scores & Validity

• noun

1

The state or quality of being completely obvious, unashamed, and offensive; brazenness.

Example

"The sheer blatancy of the politician's lies shocked even his most loyal supporters."

2

The quality of being clamorously noisy, loud, or obtrusive.

Example

"Critics complained about the visual and auditory blatancy of the commercial advertisements."

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• Rhymes for blatancy

• Nearby Words

blasted
blaster
blastoff
blatancy
blatant
blatantly
blatantness

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed from the adjective 'blatant', which was coined in the late 16th century by Edmund Spenser in 'The Faerie Queene' to describe a monstrous, thousand-tongued beast, possibly influenced by the Latin 'blaterare' (to babble) or the Scottish 'blate' (to bleat).

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Blatancy. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/blatancy
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