blatant

Intermediatezipf 3.45

Pronunciation

/ˈbleɪtənt/(BLAY-tunt)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

公然的；明目张胆的；明显的（贬义）

Definition

Done openly and unashamedly; conspicuously obvious.

Word family

  • blatantly/ˈbleɪtəntli/(adv)公然地

Collocations

  • blatant lie
  • blatant disregard
  • blatant violation
  • blatant disrespect

Examples

  1. 1.That was a blatant lie and everyone knew it. (obvious, shameless)
  2. 2.The company showed blatant disregard for environmental regulations. (openly, without shame)

Synonyms

  • flagrant/ˈfleɪɡrənt/— shockingly obvious wrongdoing
  • brazen/ˈbreɪzən/— bold and shameless
  • glaring/ˈɡlɛərɪŋ/— very obvious, impossible to miss

Etymology

coined by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene (1596) — possibly from Latin "blatire" = to babble — loud and obvious