— blatancy , n. — blatantly , adv.
/blayt"nt/ , adj.
1. brazenly obvious; flagrant: a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie.
2. offensively noisy or loud; clamorous: blatant radios.
3. tastelessly conspicuous: the blatant colors of the dress.
[ coined by Spenser in 1596; cf. L blatire to babble, prate, blaterare to talk foolishly, babble ]
Syn. 1. unmistakable, overt, undeniable, obtrusive.
Ant. 1. subtle, hidden, inconspicuous.