English edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈfleɪ.ɡɹənt/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪɡɹənt

Etymology 1 edit

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

Adjective edit

flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)

  1. Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.
  2. (archaic) On fire; flaming.
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Etymology 2 edit

From Latin frāgrans, participle of frāgrō (smell, reek).

Adjective edit

flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)

  1. (obsolete) Misspelling of fragrant.

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin flagrantem.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

flagrant m or f (masculine and feminine plural flagrants)

  1. flaming, burning
  2. flagrant, blatant

Further reading edit

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French flagrant, from Latin flagrāns.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /flaːˈɣrɑnt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: fla‧grant
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt

Adjective edit

flagrant (comparative flagranter, superlative flagrantst)

  1. flagrant, blatant (obvious and offensive)

Inflection edit

Inflection of flagrant
uninflected flagrant
inflected flagrante
comparative flagranter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial flagrant flagranter het flagrantst
het flagrantste
indefinite m./f. sing. flagrante flagrantere flagrantste
n. sing. flagrant flagranter flagrantste
plural flagrante flagrantere flagrantste
definite flagrante flagrantere flagrantste
partitive flagrants flagranters

French edit

Etymology edit

From Latin flagrantem.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. flagrant, blatant, glaring, obvious, evident
    C’est flagrant.It stares you in the face.

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German edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin flagrant.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

flagrant (strong nominative masculine singular flagranter, comparative flagranter, superlative am flagrantesten)

  1. flagrant

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • flagrant” in Duden online
  • flagrant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin edit

Verb edit

flāgrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of flāgrō

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French flagrant.

Adjective edit

flagrant m or n (feminine singular flagrantă, masculine plural flagranți, feminine and neuter plural flagrante)

  1. flagrant

Declension edit