flagrant

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈfleɪ.ɡɹənt/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪɡɹənt

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle French flagrant, from Latin flagrantem, present participle of flagrare (blaze, burn). More at black.

Adjective[edit]

flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)

  1. Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.
  2. (archaic) On fire; flaming.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin frāgrans, participle of frāgrō (smell, reek).

Adjective[edit]

flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)

  1. (obsolete) Misspelling of fragrant.

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin flagrantem.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

flagrant m or f (masculine and feminine plural flagrants)

  1. flaming, burning
  2. flagrant, blatant

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French flagrant, from Latin flagrāns.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /flaːˈɣrɑnt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: fla‧grant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective[edit]

flagrant (comparative flagranter, superlative flagrantst)

  1. flagrant, blatant (obvious and offensive)

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of flagrant
uninflected flagrant
inflected flagrante
comparative flagranter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial flagrant flagranter het flagrantst
het flagrantste
indefinite m./f. sing. flagrante flagrantere flagrantste
n. sing. flagrant flagranter flagrantste
plural flagrante flagrantere flagrantste
definite flagrante flagrantere flagrantste
partitive flagrants flagranters

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin flagrantem.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

flagrant (feminine flagrante, masculine plural flagrants, feminine plural flagrantes)

  1. flagrant, blatant, glaring, obvious, evident
    C’est flagrant.It stares you in the face.

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin flagrant.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

flagrant (strong nominative masculine singular flagranter, comparative flagranter, superlative am flagrantesten)

  1. flagrant

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Further reading[edit]

  • flagrant” in Duden online
  • flagrant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

flāgrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of flāgrō

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French flagrant.

Adjective[edit]

flagrant m or n (feminine singular flagrantă, masculine plural flagranți, feminine and neuter plural flagrante)

  1. flagrant

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