Meanings
flagrant1
comparative more flagrant · superlative most flagrant · alternative obsolete rare flagraunt
- Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.
a flagrant, unforgivably outrageous disregard for human life
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'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.
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
flagrant2
comparative more flagrant · superlative most flagrant · alternative obsolete rare flagraunt
- misspellingobsoleteMisspelling of fragrant.
Synonyms & antonyms
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adjectiveconspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
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Origin
flagrant · adjective
- Latinflagrantem
- Middle Frenchflagrant
- Englishflagrant
From Middle French flagrant, from Latin flagrantem, present participle of flagrare (“blaze, burn”). More at black.
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Full word history & related roots →flagrant · adjective
- Latinfrāgrans
- Englishflagrant
From Latin frāgrans, participle of frāgrō (“smell, reek”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian явен, очебиен
- явен (javen)obvious and offensive
- очебиен (očebien)obvious and offensive
- скандален (skandalen)obvious and offensive
Catalan flagrant
- flagrantobvious and offensive
Chinese Mandarin 公然的
- 公然的obvious and offensive
Danish flagrant, umiskendelig
- flagrantobvious and offensive
- umiskendeligobvious and offensive
Finnish räikeä, huutava
- räikeäobvious and offensive
- huutavaobvious and offensive
- ilmiselväobvious and offensive
French flagrant
- flagrantobvious and offensive
German offenkundig, krass
- offenkundigobvious and offensive
- krassobvious and offensive
- eklatantobvious and offensive
- unverhohlenobvious and offensive
Hungarian kirívó, botrányos
- kirívóobvious and offensive
- botrányosobvious and offensive
- felháborítóobvious and offensive
Irish neamhnáireach
- neamhnáireachobvious and offensive
Italian flagrante
- flagranteobvious and offensive
Polish rażący
- rażącyobvious and offensive
Portuguese flagrante
- flagranteobvious and offensive
Russian вопию́щий, чудо́вищный
- вопию́щий (vopijúščij)obvious and offensive
- чудо́вищный (čudóviščnyj)obvious and offensive
- де́рзкий (dérzkij)obvious and offensive
Spanish flagrante, sangrante
- flagranteobvious and offensive
- sangranteobvious and offensive
Swedish flagrant
- flagrantobvious and offensive
Turkish meşhut
- meşhutobvious and offensive
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with flagrant
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flagrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flagrant
“flagrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flagrant. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flagrant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flagrant.
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