Meaning

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

    a blatant breach of good faith in the negotiation

    So bare-faced that no one can miss such a blatant lie.

    offensichtlich, himmelschreiend, eklatant

    вопию́щийvopijúščij, я́вныйjávnyj, очеви́дныйočevídnyj

  2. (archaic)Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.

    brüllend

    крикли́выйkriklívyj, вульга́рныйvulʹgárnyj

More definitions
  • conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
  • without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

Examples

18 sentences
  1. It's a blatant misuse of tax dollars.

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  2. It's a blatant misuse of public money.

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  3. That's a blatant lie.

    ruЭто явная ложь.

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  4. This is a blatant lie.

    ruЭто наглая ложь.

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  5. That was a blatant lie.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
obvious, on show:
bellowing, clamoring; disagreeably clamorous:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
obvious, on show:
bellowing, clamoring; disagreeably clamorous:

Origin

Coined by Edmund Spenser in 1596 in "blatant beast". Probably a variation of *blatand (Sco

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.

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Forms

more blatant, most blatant
Comparativemore blatant Lesson
Superlativemost blatant Lesson

regular

Synonyms

94 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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