blatant

Meaning

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

Opposite of

furtive

Synonyms

vociferous

clamorous

glaring

strident

flagrant

noisy

conspicuous

blazing

clamant

obvious

rank

downright

shameless

boisterous

impudent

barefaced

loud

flashy

lurid

uproarious

indelicate

indubitable

lowbred

macroscopic

manifest

marked

palpable

presumptuous

rude

showy

striking

terrible

transparent

unashamed

unrelenting

unscrupulous

violent

visible

vulgar

vulgarian

frank

writ large

absolute

scurrile

apparent

arrogant

audacious

axiomatic

brutal

busy

Translations

flagrant

eklatant

descarado

offensichtlich

clair

criant

sfacciato

άδικος

χυδαίος

lärmend

κραυγαλέος

flagrante

offenkundig

κατάφωρος

evidente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbleɪtənt/

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 + -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)).