flagrance

fla·grant

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fley-gruh nt]
- /ˈfleɪ grənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fley-gruh nt]
- /ˈfleɪ grənt/

Definitions of flagrance word

adjective flagrance shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error. 1
adjective flagrance notorious; scandalous: a flagrant crime; a flagrant offender. 1
adjective flagrance Archaic. blazing, burning, or glowing. 1
abbreviation FLAGRANCE Flagrancy. 1

See all 4 definitions of flagrance

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Origin of flagrance

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English < Latin flagrant- (stem of flagrāns), present participle of flagrāre to burn; see -ant

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Parts of speech for Flagrance

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flagrance

flagrance popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for flagrance

noun flagrance

atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
atrocity — An atrocity is a very cruel, shocking action.
brazenness — shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.
non-egregious — extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar. Synonyms: gross, outrageous, notorious, shocking. Antonyms: tolerable, moderate, minor, unnoticeable.
glaring — shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light.

All 13 Synonyms of flagrance