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flagrant adjective In Latin, flagrare means "to burn," and flagrans means "burning" or "fiery hot" (both literally and figuratively). When it was first used in the 16th century, flagrant had the same meaning as flagrans, but by the 18th century it had acquired its current meaning of "conspicuously bad." Some usage commentators warn against using flagrant and blatant interchangeably. While both words denote conspicuousness, they are not exact synonyms. Blatant is usually used of some person, action, or thing that attracts disapproving attention (e.g., "a blatant grammatical error"). Flagrant is used similarly, but usually carries a heavier weight of violated morality (e.g., "flagrant abuse of public office"). : conspicuously offensive; especially : so obviously inconsistent with what is right or proper as to appear to be a flouting of law or morality

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August 23, 2017 FLAY-grunt In a flagrant violation of the family's code of ethics, someone had finished the ice cream and left the empty container in the freezer."The history of acting, in [Dan] Fox's account, is one of constant flux between naturalism and styles of flagrant artifice, but both are modes of pretending." — Christian Lorentzen, The New York Magazine, 4 Apr. 2016

Word	flagrant
Date	August 23, 2017
Type	adjective
Syllables	FLAY-grunt
Etymology	In Latin, flagrare means "to burn," and flagrans means "burning" or "fiery hot" (both literally and figuratively). When it was first used in the 16th century, flagrant had the same meaning as flagrans, but by the 18th century it had acquired its current meaning of "conspicuously bad." Some usage commentators warn against using flagrant and blatant interchangeably. While both words denote conspicuousness, they are not exact synonyms. Blatant is usually used of some person, action, or thing that attracts disapproving attention (e.g., "a blatant grammatical error"). Flagrant is used similarly, but usually carries a heavier weight of violated morality (e.g., "flagrant abuse of public office").
Examples	In a flagrant violation of the family's code of ethics, someone had finished the ice cream and left the empty container in the freezer. "The history of acting, in [Dan] Fox's account, is one of constant flux between naturalism and styles of flagrant artifice, but both are modes of pretending." — Christian Lorentzen, The New York Magazine, 4 Apr. 2016
Definition	: conspicuously offensive; especially : so obviously inconsistent with what is right or proper as to appear to be a flouting of law or morality

Flagrant Blatant Means Meaning E.G Morality August Adjective