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Overt vs Flagrant - What's the difference?

overt | flagrant |

As adjectives the difference between overt and flagrant

is that overt is open and not secret nor concealed while flagrant is obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous.

overt

English

(wikipedia overt)

Adjective

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  • Open and not secret nor concealed.

    • Derived terms

    * overtly * overtness

    Antonyms

    * covert * hidden

    Anagrams

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    flagrant

    English

    Alternative forms

    * flagraunt (qualifier)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) flagrant, from (etyl) flagrantem, present participle of . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous
  • * 1740, David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature
    • It is certain, therefore, that in all our notions of morals we never entertain such an absurdity as that of passive obedience, but make allowances for resistance in the more flagrant instances of tyranny and oppression.
  • (archaic) On fire, flaming.
    • Synonyms
    * (obvious and offensive) blatant, glaring * (on fire) burning, flaming
    Related terms
    * in flagrante delicto

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete)
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