blatant

UK: /ˈbleɪt^ənt/ US: /ˈbleɪtnt/ ,(blāt′nt)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

bla•tant /ˈbleɪtnt/   adj. 

1. very obvious and noticeable in a bad way: a blatant error;
   a blatant crime.

bla•tant•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

bla•tant  (blāt′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.

• compare Latin blatīre to babble, prate, blaterāre to talk foolishly, babble coined by Spenser in 1596

bla′tan•cy, n. 
bla′tant•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. unmistakable, overt, undeniable, obtrusive.

Antonyms

• 1. subtle, hidden, inconspicuous.

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blatant / ˈbleɪt^ənt/ adjective

1. glaringly conspicuous or obvious: a blatant lie
2. offensively noticeable
3. offensively noisy

Etymology: 16th Century: coined by Edmund Spenser; probably influenced by Latin blatīre to babble; compare Middle Low German pladderen

ˈblatancy noun