What does BLATANT mean?

Definitions for BLATANT
ˈbleɪt ntbla·tant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blatant, blazing, conspicuousadjective

    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

    "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"

  2. blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferousadjective

    conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

    "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"

Wiktionary

  1. blatantadjective

    Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.

  2. blatantadjective

    Obvious, on show

  3. Etymology: (1596) coined by Edmund Spenser ("blatant beast"). Probably a variation of *blatand (blaitand), present participle of blate, a variation of bleat. See bleat.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Blatantadjective

    Bellowing as a calf.

    Etymology: blatttant, Fr.

    You learn’d this language from the blatant beast. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. blatant

    Blatant is defined as something unpleasant or offensive that is very obvious or conspicuous. It often refers to actions, statements or behaviors that are done openly, shamelessly, or in an undisguised and boldly manner.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Blatantadjective

    bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Blatant

    blāt′ant, adj. noisy, clamorous, loud.—adv. Blat′antly. [Prob. a coinage of Spenser.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of BLATANT in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of BLATANT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of BLATANT in a Sentence

  1. Anish Kapoor:

    In light of this solidarity and support I am encouraged to confront this organization and hold it to account for its blatant copyright infringement.

  2. Nurul Izzah:

    My arrest is a blatant abuse of power by none other than the inspector-general of police, and I hold the prime minister, Najib Razak, responsible for allowing transgressions against parliamentarians.

  3. British Prime Minister David Cameron:

    Far from changing course, Russia’s totally unjustifiable and illegal actions in eastern Ukraine have reached a new level with the separatists’ blatant breach of the ceasefire.

  4. Grant Rumley:

    It's a blatant power grab at a time when he knows he can get away with it, from Abbas's standpoint, this is his way of both thwarting his rivals in Hamas and securing his Fatah party's hold on the Palestinian Authority once he is gone.

  5. Olivera Doklestic:

    To build a luxury hotel dedicated to entertainment at this place where so many people perished and suffered is a blatant example of lack of seriousness towards history.

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Translations for BLATANT

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • صارخArabic
  • очевиден, явен, шумен, вопиющ, кресливBulgarian
  • offensichtlich, eklatant, krass, himmelschreiendGerman
  • malpacigaEsperanto
  • ostensible, flagrante, obvio, descarado, evidenteSpanish
  • julkea, räikeä, häpeämätönFinnish
  • clair, flagrantFrench
  • zajosHungarian
  • appariscente, fragoroso, vistoso, macroscopico, assordante, chiassoso, gigantescoItalian
  • גַסHebrew
  • openlijk, klinkklaar, schaamteloosDutch
  • evidente, óbvio, gritantePortuguese
  • явный, вопиющий, крикливый, вульгарный, очевидныйRussian
  • upadljiv, flagrantan, napadanSerbo-Croatian
  • uppenbarSwedish
  • โจ่งแจ้งThai

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