flagrant

[ fley-gruhnt ]

adjective

1. shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring:

   a flagrant error.

2. notorious; scandalous:

   a flagrant crime; a flagrant offender.

   Synonyms: egregious, monstrous, disgraceful

3. Archaic. blazing, burning, or glowing.

flagrant

/ ˈfleɪɡrənt /

adjective

1. openly outrageous
2. obsolete.
   burning or blazing

Derived Forms

• ˈflagrancy, noun
• ˈflagrantly, adverb

Other Words From

• flagran·cy flagrance flagrant·ness noun
• flagrant·ly adverb
• non·flagrance noun
• non·flagran·cy noun
• non·flagrant adjective
• non·flagrant·ly adverb
• un·flagrant adjective
• un·flagrant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of flagrant¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin flagrant- (stem of flagrāns ), present participle of flagrāre “to burn”; -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of flagrant¹

C15: from Latin flagrāre to blaze, burn

Synonym Study

Flagrant, glaring, gross, outrageous, rank are adjectives suggesting extreme offensiveness. Flagrant, with a root sense of flaming or flaring, suggests evil or immorality so evident that it cannot be ignored or overlooked: a flagrant violation of the law. Glaring, meaning “shining brightly,” is similar to flagrant in emphasizing conspicuousness but usually lacks the imputation of immorality: a glaring error in computing the interest. Gross, which basically signifies excessive size, is even more negative in implication than the foregoing two terms, suggesting a mistake or impropriety of major proportions: a gross miscarriage of justice. Outrageous describes acts so far beyond the limits of decent behavior or accepted standards as to be totally insupportable: an outrageous abuse of the public trust. Rank, with its suggestion of bad odor, describes open offensiveness of the most objectionable kind, inviting total and unalloyed disapprobation: rank dishonesty, stinking to high heaven; Only rank stupidity would countenance such a step.

Example Sentences

"Any attack against the peacekeepers is a flagrant violation of international laws and resolution 1701, which forms the basis of Unifil’s current mandate."

From BBC

Second, he is a flagrant partisan who has demonstrated beyond dispute that he would put Trump’s interests over any fair application of the law.

From Los Angeles Times

Following Jack's comments, the White Stripes sued Trump and his campaign for his "flagrant misappropriation of the musical composition and sound recording 'Seven Nation Army.'"

From Salon

“There’s enough clips of Johnny at his best that people can find whatever they want,” Leno says, although he notes that the jokes and flagrant sexism in many sketches feel dated.

From Los Angeles Times

Hamas described them as "a flagrant violation of Iranian sovereignty, and an escalation that targets the security of the region and the safety of its peoples".

From BBC

Related Words

• atrocious
• bold
• brazen
• conspicuous
• disgraceful
• egregious
• glaring
• heinous
• notorious
• obvious
• outrageous
• shameful
• shameless
• shocking
• undisguised