flagrant
English
Alternative forms
- flagraunt (obsolete, rare)
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈfleɪ.ɡɹənt/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (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)
- Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.
- 1739–1740, [David Hume], A Treatise of Human Nature: […], London: […] John Noon, […], OCLC 1029651633; republished as L[ewis] A[mherst] Selby-Bigge, editor, A Treatise of Human Nature […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, 1896, OCLC 890504680, (please specify |book=I to III):
- 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.
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- (archaic) On fire; flaming.
Synonyms
- (obvious and offensive): blatant, glaring
- (on fire): burning, flaming
Related terms
- in flagrante delicto, in flagrant delict
Translations
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Etymology 2
From Latin frāgrans, participle of frāgrō (“smell, reek”).
Adjective
flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)
- (obsolete) Misspelling of fragrant.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin flagrāns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /fləˈɡɾant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /fləˈɡɾan/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /flaˈɡɾant/
Adjective
flagrant (masculine and feminine plural flagrants)
- flaming, burning
- flagrant, blatant
Further reading
- “flagrant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “flagrant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “flagrant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “flagrant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French flagrant, from Latin flagrāns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flaːˈɣrɑnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: fla‧grant
- Rhymes: -ɑnt
Adjective
flagrant (comparative flagranter, superlative flagrantst)
- flagrant, blatant (obvious and offensive)
Inflection
Inflection of flagrant | ||||
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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
Etymology
From Latin flagrāns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fla.ɡʁɑ̃/
Audio (file) Audio (CAN) (file)
Adjective
flagrant (feminine flagrante, masculine plural flagrants, feminine plural flagrantes)
- flagrant, blatant, glaring, obvious, evident
- C'est flagrant. ― It stares you in the face.
Derived terms
- flagramment
- prendre en flagrant délit
Related terms
- flagrance
Further reading
- “flagrant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin flagrant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [flaˈɡʁant]
Audio (file)
Adjective
flagrant (strong nominative masculine singular flagranter, comparative flagranter, superlative am flagrantesten)
- flagrant
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist flagrant | sie ist flagrant | es ist flagrant | sie sind flagrant | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | flagranter | flagrante | flagrantes | flagrante |
genitive | flagranten | flagranter | flagranten | flagranter | |
dative | flagrantem | flagranter | flagrantem | flagranten | |
accusative | flagranten | flagrante | flagrantes | flagrante | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der flagrante | die flagrante | das flagrante | die flagranten |
genitive | des flagranten | der flagranten | des flagranten | der flagranten | |
dative | dem flagranten | der flagranten | dem flagranten | den flagranten | |
accusative | den flagranten | die flagrante | das flagrante | die flagranten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein flagranter | eine flagrante | ein flagrantes | (keine) flagranten |
genitive | eines flagranten | einer flagranten | eines flagranten | (keiner) flagranten | |
dative | einem flagranten | einer flagranten | einem flagranten | (keinen) flagranten | |
accusative | einen flagranten | eine flagrante | ein flagrantes | (keine) flagranten |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist flagranter | sie ist flagranter | es ist flagranter | sie sind flagranter | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | flagranterer | flagrantere | flagranteres | flagrantere |
genitive | flagranteren | flagranterer | flagranteren | flagranterer | |
dative | flagranterem | flagranterer | flagranterem | flagranteren | |
accusative | flagranteren | flagrantere | flagranteres | flagrantere | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der flagrantere | die flagrantere | das flagrantere | die flagranteren |
genitive | des flagranteren | der flagranteren | des flagranteren | der flagranteren | |
dative | dem flagranteren | der flagranteren | dem flagranteren | den flagranteren | |
accusative | den flagranteren | die flagrantere | das flagrantere | die flagranteren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein flagranterer | eine flagrantere | ein flagranteres | (keine) flagranteren |
genitive | eines flagranteren | einer flagranteren | eines flagranteren | (keiner) flagranteren | |
dative | einem flagranteren | einer flagranteren | einem flagranteren | (keinen) flagranteren | |
accusative | einen flagranteren | eine flagrantere | ein flagranteres | (keine) flagranteren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist am flagrantesten | sie ist am flagrantesten | es ist am flagrantesten | sie sind am flagrantesten | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | flagrantester | flagranteste | flagrantestes | flagranteste |
genitive | flagrantesten | flagrantester | flagrantesten | flagrantester | |
dative | flagrantestem | flagrantester | flagrantestem | flagrantesten | |
accusative | flagrantesten | flagranteste | flagrantestes | flagranteste | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der flagranteste | die flagranteste | das flagranteste | die flagrantesten |
genitive | des flagrantesten | der flagrantesten | des flagrantesten | der flagrantesten | |
dative | dem flagrantesten | der flagrantesten | dem flagrantesten | den flagrantesten | |
accusative | den flagrantesten | die flagranteste | das flagranteste | die flagrantesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein flagrantester | eine flagranteste | ein flagrantestes | (keine) flagrantesten |
genitive | eines flagrantesten | einer flagrantesten | eines flagrantesten | (keiner) flagrantesten | |
dative | einem flagrantesten | einer flagrantesten | einem flagrantesten | (keinen) flagrantesten | |
accusative | einen flagrantesten | eine flagranteste | ein flagrantestes | (keine) flagrantesten |
Further reading
- “flagrant” in Duden online
- “flagrant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Verb
flāgrant
- third-person plural present active indicative of flāgrō
Romanian
Etymology
From French flagrant.
Adjective
flagrant m or n (feminine singular flagrantă, masculine plural flagranți, feminine and neuter plural flagrante)
- flagrant
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | flagrant | flagrantă | flagranți | flagrante | ||
definite | flagrantul | flagranta | flagranții | flagrantele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | flagrant | flagrante | flagranți | flagrante | ||
definite | flagrantului | flagrantei | flagranților | flagrantelor |