blatant

[bleyt-nt] /ˈbleɪt nt/
adjective
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.
Origin
coined by Spenser in 1596; compare Latin blatīre to babble, prate, blaterāre to talk foolishly, babble
Related forms
blatancy, noun
blatantly, adverb
Can be confused
blatant, flagrant (see synonym study at flagrant)
Synonyms
1. unmistakable, overt, undeniable, obtrusive.
Antonyms
1. subtle, hidden, inconspicuous.
Examples from the web for blatant
  • The answer seemed obvious: blatant, pervasive patterns of gender segregation across the workforce.
  • Most striking about these conspiracy theorists is their blatant disregard for the obvious.
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  • The alleged cartel's behaviour seemed quite blatant.
  • The changes going on around us are too blatant to be visible.
  • Notice the blatant neon signs, and consider how they deface the street.
  • Whether they are our own or someone else's, blatant mistakes are made and those mistakes affect our lives.
  • There are still the occasional product placements, but it's less blatant.
  • The primitive sound fails to mar the tenor's soaring voice and a couple of blatant false starts lend the album a rare reality.
British Dictionary definitions for blatant

blatant

/ˈbleɪtənt/
adjective
1.
glaringly conspicuous or obvious: a blatant lie
2.
offensively noticeable: blatant disregard for a person's feelings
3.
offensively noisy
Derived Forms
blatancy, noun
blatantly, adverb
Word Origin
C16: coined by Edmund Spenser; probably influenced by Latin blatīre to babble; compare Middle Low German pladderen
Word Origin and History for blatant
adj.

1596, in blatant beast, coined by Edmund Spenser in "The Faerie Queen" to describe a thousand-tongued monster representing slander; probably suggested by Latin blatire "to babble." It entered general use 1650s, as "noisy in an offensive and vulgar way;" the sense of "obvious, glaringly conspicuous" is from 1889. Related: Blatantly.