Hypertext Webster Gateway: "blatant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Blatant \Bla"tant\, a. [Cf. {Bleat}.]
Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring;
disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly. ``Harsh
and blatant tone.'' --R. H. Dana.
A monster, which the blatant beast men call. --Spenser.
Glory, that blatant word, which haunts some military
minds like the bray of the trumpet. --W. Irving.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
blatant
adj 1: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious;
"open disregard of the law"; "open family strife";
"open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a
blazing indiscretion" [syn: {blazing}, {conspicuous},
{open}]
2: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement
outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident
demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: {clamant}, {clamorous},
{strident}, {vociferous}]
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