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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fla•grant /ˈfleɪgrənt/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- shockingly noticeable or evident;
obvious;
glaring:a flagrant error.
fla•grant•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fla•grant (flā′grənt),USA pronunciation adj. - shockingly noticeable or evident;
obvious;
glaring:a flagrant error. - notorious;
scandalous:a flagrant crime; a flagrant offender. - [Archaic.]blazing, burning, or glowing.
- Latin flagrant- (stem of flagrāns), present participle of flagrāre to burn; see -ant
- late Middle English 1400–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disgraceful, monstrous, egregious. Flagrant, glaring, gross, outrageous, rank are adjectives suggesting extreme offensiveness. Flagrant, with a root sense of flaming or flaring, suggests evil or immorality so evident that it cannot be ignored or overlooked:a flagrant violation of the law.Glaring, meaning "shining brightly,'' is similar to flagrant in emphasizing conspicuousness but usually lacks the imputation of immorality:a glaring error in computing the interest.Gross, which basically signifies excessive size, is even more negative in implication than the foregoing two terms, suggesting a mistake or impropriety of major proportions:a gross miscarriage of justice.Outrageous describes acts so far beyond the limits of decent behavior or accepted standards as to be totally insupportable:an outrageous abuse of the public trust.Rank, with its suggestion of bad odor, describes open offensiveness of the most objectionable kind, inviting total and unalloyed disapprobation:rank dishonesty, stinking to high heaven; Only rank stupidity would countenance such a step.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flagrant /ˈfleɪɡrənt/ adj - openly outrageous
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin flagrāre to blaze, burnˈflagrancy, ˈflagrance, ˈflagrantness n ˈflagrantly adv |