Etymology

flagrant

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Today it means: Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous. Full definition →

Middle French flagrant ← Latin flagrantem
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flagrant · adjective1

  1. Latin · derived fromflagrantem
  2. Middle French · derived fromflagrant
  3. English todayflagrant

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

flagrant · adjective2

  1. Latin · derived fromfrāgrans
  2. English todayflagrant

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

Words from the same roots

Latinfrāgrans all →

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