blatant

Signification (Anglais)

  1. Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
  2. (archaic) Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.

Opposé de
furtive
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Fréquence

20k
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈbleɪtənt/
Étymologie (Anglais)

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. Compare typologically Bulgarian вопиющ (vopijušt), Russian вопию́щий (vopijúščij) (akin to вопи́ть (vopítʹ)).

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