flagrant

English

WOTD – 8 March 2008

Alternative forms

  • flagraunt (obsolete, rare)

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈfleɪ.ɡɹənt/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)

  1. Obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous
    • 1740, David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature
      It is certain, therefore, that in all our notions of morals we never entertain such an absurdity as that of passive obedience, but make allowances for resistance in the more flagrant instances of tyranny and oppression.
  2. (archaic) On fire, flaming.
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Etymology 2

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

Adjective

flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)

  1. (obsolete) Misspelling of fragrant.

Dutch

Etymology

From French flagrant.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

flagrant (comparative flagranter, superlative flagrantst)

  1. flagrant

French

Etymology

From Latin flagrantem (present participle of flagrare.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fla.ɡʁɑ̃/
  • Homophone: flagrant

Adjective

flagrant (feminine singular flagrante, masculine plural flagrants, feminine plural flagrantes)

  1. flagrant
    Cette fois-ci, je vous y prends en plein flagrant délit.

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Latin

Verb

flāgrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of flāgrō
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