blatant

CEFRC1

/ˈbleɪtənt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.

Examples

  • A favorite tool in dealing with blatant racism is blatant ableism.

  • That's a blatant lie.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.

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In context

  • Glory, that blatant word, which haunts some military minds like the bray of the trumpet.

  • London died away in draggled taverns and dreary scrubs, and then was unaccountably born again in blazing high streets and blatant hotels.

  • A monster, which the Blatant beast men call.

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Origin

adjective

Coined by Edmund Spenser in 1596 in "blatant beast". Probably a variation of *blatand (Scots blaitand (“bleating”)), present participle of blate, a variation of bleat, equivalent to blate + -ant. See bleat. In addition, it is suggested by Latin blatiō (“speak like a fool, prate”), which is rare, and so the similitude may be just coincidental. Compare typologically Bulgarian вопиющ (vopijušt), Russian вопию́щий (vopijúščij) (akin to вопи́ть (vopítʹ)).