blatant
11blatant — blatancy, n. blatantly, adv. /blayt nt/, adj. 1. brazenly obvious; flagrant: a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie. 2. offensively noisy or loud; clamorous: blatant radios. 3. tastelessly conspicuous: the blatant colors of the dress.… …
12blatant — [[t]ble͟ɪt(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED (emphasis) You use blatant to describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way. Outsiders will continue to suffer the most blatant discrimination. ...a blatant attempt to spread the blame for the… …
13blatant — [ bleɪt(ə)nt] adjective open and unashamed; flagrant. Derivatives blatancy noun blatantly adverb Word History The word blatant was first used by the poet Edmund Spenser in his romance The Faerie Queene (1596), in which he called a thousand… …
14blatant — /ˈbleɪtnt / (say blaytnt) adjective 1. (of actions, etc.) flagrantly obvious or undisguised: a blatant error; a blatant lie. 2. Obsolete bleating: blatant herds. –phrase 3. be blatant about, to be offensively conspicuous in; be barefaced about.… …
15blatant — bla|tant [ˈbleıtənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from Latin blatire to talk without serious purpose ] something bad that is blatant is very clear and easy to see, but the person responsible for it does not seem embarrassed or ashamed ▪… …
16blatant — adjective something bad that is blatant is very clear and easy to see, but the person responsible for it does not seem embarrassed or ashamed: a blatant abuse of power | blatant discrimination blatantly adverb blatancy noun (C) …
17blatant — [16] Blatant appears to have been coined, or at least introduced, by the poet Edmund Spenser. In the Faerie Queene 1596 he describes how ‘unto themselves they [Envy and Detraction] gotten had a monster which the blatant beast men call, a dreadful …
18blatant — adjective /ˈbleɪtənt/ a) Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly. Harsh and blatant tone. . b) Obvious, on show A monster, which the blatant beast men call. . Ant: furtive …
19blatant — bla|tant [ bleıtnt ] adjective done in an obvious way that shows you are not embarrassed or ashamed to be doing something bad or illegal: It was a blatant attempt to influence the judges. blatant disregard for the feelings of the bereaved family… …
20blatant — UK [ˈbleɪt(ə)nt] / US adjective done in an obvious way that shows you are not embarrassed or ashamed to be doing something bad or illegal It was a blatant attempt to influence the judges. blatant disregard for the feelings of the bereaved family… …
