"Blatantly obvious"

[Mateo]

Main Entry:  bla·tant
Pronunciation:
    \ˈblā-tənt\
Function:
    adjective
Etymology:
    perhaps from Latin blatire to chatter
Date:
    1596

1 : noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous

2 : completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner : brazen <blatant disregard for the rules>
synonyms see vociferous

— bla·tant·ly adverb

Has anyone actually thought of what blatantly obvious actually means? I always thought blatantly meant greatly, or amazingly, now I've come to find out it really means obviously? If it really does mean obviously, why do we say "this guy was so obviously obvious," isn't that a little redundant? This came across my mind while reading drama, so yeah, talk and stuff.

[Ad Bot]

[VerticalHorizon]

1 : noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : clamorous

The definition of vulgar is:

1.    characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding or taste: vulgar ostentation.
2.    indecent; obscene; lewd: a vulgar work; a vulgar gesture.
3.    crude; coarse; unrefined: a vulgar peasant.
4.    of, pertaining to, or constituting the ordinary people in a society: the vulgar masses.
5.    current; popular; common: a vulgar success; vulgar beliefs.
6.    spoken by, or being in the language spoken by, the people generally; vernacular: vulgar tongue.
7.    lacking in distinction, aesthetic value, or charm; bbrown town; ordinary: a vulgar painting.

So by saying noisy in a vulgar manner, they're saying it's extremely prominent, therefore blatantly obvious basically means "the obviousness is extremely prominent".

[Mateo]

Alright. Thankies.