flagrant

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English

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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)

  1. Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.
    • 1740, [David Hume], “Of the Measures of Allegiance”, in A Treatise of Human Nature: [], book III (Of Morals), London: [] Thomas Longman, [], →OCLC, part II (Of Justice and Injustice), pages 163–164:
      'Tis certain, therefore, that in all our notions of morals vve never entertain ſuch an abſurdity as that of paſſive obedience, but make allovvances for reſiſtance in the more flagrant inſtances of tyranny and oppreſſion.
  2. (archaic) On fire; flaming.
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Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)

  1. (obsolete) Misspelling of fragrant.

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin flagrantem.

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flagrant m or f (masculine and feminine plural flagrants)

  1. flaming, burning
  2. flagrant, blatant

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French flagrant, from Latin flagrāns.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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flagrant (comparative flagranter, superlative flagrantst)

  1. flagrant, blatant (obvious and offensive)

Inflection

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Declension 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

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Etymology

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From Latin flagrantem.

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin flagrant.

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

  1. flagrant

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Further reading

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

Latin

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Verb

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flāgrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of flāgrō

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French flagrant.

Adjective

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

  1. flagrant

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