blatant
blatant Lexical Profile
blatant Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Done openly and unashamedly; completely obvious and undisguised (typically used of something considered bad or offensive).
"The referee was criticized for ignoring a blatant foul near the end of the match."
Making a loud, harsh, and offensive noise; clamorous or vociferous.
"The blatant roar of traffic outside the hotel window made it difficult to sleep."
Word Nuance & Usage
While both 'blatant' and 'flagrant' describe bad behavior done openly, 'blatant' emphasizes that something is completely obvious and unashamed, whereas 'flagrant' emphasizes that the offense is shocking, egregious, or deeply offensive to law and morality.
• Rhymes for blatant
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined by the poet Edmund Spenser in his 1596 epic 'The Faerie Queene' inside the phrase 'blatant beast' (a monster symbolizing slander), probably modeled on Latin 'blaterare' (to babble) or Scottish 'blate' (to bleat).