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flagrant¹

  • /ˈfleɪ.ɡɹənt/ UK, US

Rhymes with -eɪɡɹənt

Where it comes from

From Middle French flagrant, from Latin flagrantem, present participle of flagrare (“blaze, burn”). More at black.

adjective more flagrant · most flagrant · flagraunt

  1. Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous. a flagrant, unforgivably outrageous disregard for human life

    Similar: blatant, glaring, gross

  2. archaic On fire; flaming.

    Similar: burning, flaming

flagrant²

  • /ˈfleɪ.ɡɹənt/ UK, US

Rhymes with -eɪɡɹənt

Where it comes from

From Latin frāgrans, participle of frāgrō (“smell, reek”).

adjective more flagrant · most flagrant · flagraunt

  1. misspelling, obsolete Misspelling of fragrant

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: egregious, gross, rank, obvious, conspicuous, glaring, crying, blatant, wanton, barefaced, severe, outrageous, stark, notorious, drastic, infamous

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adj obvious and offensive

Españolflagrante, sangrante
中文公然的
Portuguêsflagrante
Françaisflagrant
Deutschoffenkundig, krass, eklatant, unverhohlen
Italianoflagrante
Русскийвопию́щий vopijúščij, чудо́вищный čudóviščnyj, де́рзкий dérzkij

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"flagrant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flagrant. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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flagrant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flagrant

Chicago

"flagrant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flagrant.

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@misc{flagrant_2026,
  title = {flagrant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flagrant},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}