Definition of BLATANT

blatant

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
    • "blatant disregard of the law"
    • "a blatant appeal to vanity"
  • conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
    • "blatant radios"

Adj

  • Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
  • Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.

Origin / Etymology

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 + -and. 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.

Synonyms

apparent, arrant, bait, bedizened, blatant, blazing, blingish, brash, catchpenny, chichi, chintzy, clamant, clamorous, clear, clear as a bell, clear as day, clear cut, conspicuous, crass, crude, crystal clear, cut and dried, decided, elucidate, evident, eyely, flashy, flaunting, florid, flossy, froufrou, garish, gauche, gaudy, gay, glaring, gross, gussied up, hideous, intuitive, kitschy, loud, manifest, meretricious, notable, noticeable, obtrusive, obvious, open-and-shut, ostensible, ostentatious, palpable, patent, pizazzy, plain, plain as a haystack, plain as a pikestaff, plain as day, plain as Dunstable highway, plain as porridge, plain as print, plain as Salisbury, plain as the nose on one's face, pretentious, prima facie, raffish, res ipsa loquitur, ritzy, showy, snazzy, splendiferous, straightforward, strident, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, tinselly, too much, unbecoming, undissembled, undoubted, untasteful, vain, vociferous, whorish, zesty

Antonyms

furtive

Scrabble Score: 9

blatant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
blatant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blatant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

blatant is a valid Words With Friends word