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blatant.

Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbleɪtənt/
  1. Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.

    a blatant breach of good faith in the negotiation
    So bare-faced that no one can miss such a blatant lie.
  2. Bellowing; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

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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