blatant
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blatant
- /ˈbleɪtənt/
Rhymes with -eɪtənt
Where it comes from
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)).
adjective more blatant · most blatant
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Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
a blatant breach of good faith in the negotiation
Similar: ostentatious, bedizened, blatant, blingish, brash, campy, catchpenny, chichi, chintzy, corny, crass, crude · Opposite: furtive
- Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly. A monster, which the Blatant beast men call.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unconcealed, conspicuous, clamant, open, noisy, vociferous, clamourous, clamorous, strident, blazing, flagrant, overt, stark, drastic, undisguised, obvious
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adj obvious, on show
| Español | descarado, saltante, sin disimulo |
|---|---|
| Português | óbvio, gritante, evidente, escancarado |
| Français | clair, éhonté, fieffé, flagrant, manifeste |
| Deutsch | offensichtlich, himmelschreiend, eklatant, krass |
| Italiano | appariscente, vistoso, ovvio |
| Română | evident, țipător, ostentativ |
| Русский | вопию́щий vopijúščij, я́вный jávnyj, очеви́дный očevídnyj, показно́й pokaznój |
| العربية | مُبِين mubīn |
adj bellowing, clamoring; disagreeably clamorous
| Español | estentóreo, estruendoso |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | brüllend |
| Italiano | assordante, fragoroso, chiassoso, gigantesco, macroscopico |
| Română | zbierător |
| Русский | крикли́вый kriklívyj, вульга́рный vulʹgárnyj |
Talk about this word "blatant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blatant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. blatant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blatant "blatant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blatant.Cite this
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