blatantly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈbleɪtəntli/ UK /ˈbleɪtəntli/ See IPA manual

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adv
in an obvious and unashamed manner

He blatantly ignored the warning signs and walked straight in.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in an obvious and unashamed... openly flagrantlybrazenlyovertly conspicuously glaringlyshamelesslyobviously

Opposites

subtly discreetly covertly secretly

Word family

Related forms blatantblatancy

Etymology

From blatant + -ly. Blatant was apparently coined by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene (1596) for the 'blatant beast,' a thousand-tongued monster symbolizing slander; possibly influenced by Latin blatire ('to babble') or Scots blatand ('bleating').

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# blatantly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈbleɪtəntli
**IPA (UK):** ˈbleɪtəntli

## Meanings
1. in an obvious and unashamed manner

## Examples
- He blatantly ignored the warning signs and walked straight in.

## Synonyms
- openly
- flagrantly
- brazenly
- overtly
- conspicuously
- glaringly
- shamelessly
- obviously

## Antonyms
- subtly
- discreetly
- covertly
- secretly

## Related Forms
- blatant
- blatancy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: blatant

## Etymology
From blatant + -ly. Blatant was apparently coined by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene (1596) for the 'blatant beast,' a thousand-tongued monster symbolizing slander; possibly influenced by Latin blatire ('to babble') or Scots blatand ('bleating').

## AI Etymology
Blatantly is an adverb meaning "in an obvious and unashamed manner". Historically, it is from blatant + -ly. Blatant was apparently coined by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene (1596) for the 'blatant beast,' a thousand-tongued monster symbolizing slander; possibly influenced by Latin blatire ('to babble') or Scots blatand ('bleating'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: blatantly is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "in an obvious and unashamed manner", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain is anchored in English blatant. Close English family members include blatant, and blatancy.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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