flagrancy

fla·grant

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Transcription

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

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

Definitions of flagrancy word

adjective flagrancy shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error. 1
adjective flagrancy notorious; scandalous: a flagrant crime; a flagrant offender. 1
adjective flagrancy Archaic. blazing, burning, or glowing. 1
noun flagrancy The condition of being flagrant. 1
noun flagrancy quality of being blatant 1
noun flagrancy the quality or state of being flagrant 0

See all 6 definitions of flagrancy

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Origin of flagrancy

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 Flagrancy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flagrancy

flagrancy 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 flagrancy

noun flagrancy

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.
flagrance — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.

All 13 Synonyms of flagrancy