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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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}, {clamourous}, {strident}, {vociferous}]
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