Part of Speech: adjective
Pronunciation: ['bleyt-ênt]
Definition: Annoyingly loud, coarse, or out of harmony with others; shockingly expressive of matters that should not be revealed.
Usage: Remember, "blatant" basically refers to something offensively loud or outspoken, "Crystal Ball has been a blatant critic of all efforts to regulate palm-reading and fortune-telling in our fair city." A musical instrument may be too blatant if it doesn't blend in with the orchestra. The other meaning of today's word describes the expression of matters best left unsaid, "I was appalled at Mortimer's blatant discussion of our plan to blow up Bin Laden's TV studio" or "Marge blatantly told Ullie that she didn't love him any more at Noreen's cocktail party."
Suggested Usage: Be careful to remember that today's word does not mean "serious," so it cannot be properly used in phrases like "a blatant breach of formality" or "a blatant lie." It also does not exactly mean "flagrant." This word means "glaring, stark, outrageously obvious," and tends to suggest visual rather than auditory offense. The adverb of today's word is "blatantly" and the noun, "blatancy."
Etymology: Today's word is a participle of Latin blatire "to babble, blabber, gossip," akin to Swedish pladder "chatter, gossip" and probably German plappern "babble, rattle on." Russian boltat' "chatter, blabber" and Serbian blebetati "blab, jabber" are also related.
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