flagrant

English

WOTD - 8 March 2008    

Alternative forms

• flagraunt (obsolete, rare)

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈfleɪ.ɡɹənt/, SAMPA: /"fleI.gr\@nt/

• Audio (US)

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Etymology 1

From Latin flagrantem, present participle of flagrō (“blaze, burn”). More at black.

Adjective

flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)

1. Obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous
   • 1740, David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature

     It is certain, therefore, that in all our notions of morals we never entertain such an absurdity as that of passive obedience, but make allowances for resistance in the more flagrant instances of tyranny and oppression.

2. (archaic) On fire, flaming.

Synonyms

• (obvious and offensive): blatant, glaring
• (on fire): burning, flaming

Related terms

• in flagrante delicto

Translations

obvious and offensive

Finnish: räikeä (fi), huutava (fi), ilmiselvä (fi) French: flagrant (fr) Polish: rażący m.

Russian: вопиющий (ru) (vopijúščij), чудовищный (ru) (čudóviščnyj) Spanish: flagrante (es) Swedish: flagrant (sv)

Etymology 2

From Latin frāgrans, participle of frāgrō

Adjective

flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)

1. (obsolete) Common misspelling of fragrant.

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French

Etymology

From Latin flagrantem (present participle of flagrare.)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fla.ɡʁɑ̃/
• Homophone: flagrant

Adjective

flagrant m. (f. flagrante, m. plural flagrants, f. plural flagrantes)

1. flagrant

   Cette fois-ci, je vous y prends en plein flagrant délit.

Derived terms

• flagramment

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Latin

Verb

flāgrant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of flāgrō