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flagrance
fla·grant F0160700 (flā′grənt)adj.1. Conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprehensible: a flagrant miscarriage of justice. See Usage Note at blatant.2. Obsolete Flaming; blazing.
[Latin flagrāns, flagrant-, present participle of flagrāre, to burn; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
fla′gran·cy, fla′grance n.fla′grant·ly adv.Synonyms: flagrant, glaring, gross, egregious, rank2
These adjectives refer to what is conspicuously bad or offensive. Flagrant applies to what is offensive to a serious or appalling degree: flagrant disregard for the law; a flagrant example of racial prejudice.
What is glaring is disturbingly or painfully obvious: a glaring error; glaring contradictions.
Gross suggests a magnitude of offense or failing that cannot be condoned or forgiven: gross ineptitude; gross injustice.
Something egregious is so offensive as to provoke outrage or condemnation: an egregious lie.
What is rank is highly offensive or repugnant: rank stupidity; rank treachery.ThesaurusflagrancenounThe quality or state of being flagrant:atrociousness, atrocity, egregiousness, enormity, flagrancy, flagrantness, glaringness, grossness, outrageousness, rankness.Translationsflagrance
Synonyms for flagrancenoun the quality or state of being flagrantSynonyms- atrociousness
- atrocity
- egregiousness
- enormity
- flagrancy
- flagrantness
- glaringness
- grossness
- outrageousness
- rankness
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