blatancy
Quality of shamelessness
Blatancy is the quality of being blatant—offensively obvious or shamelessly unconcealed.
Where subtlety hides, blatancy flaunts: The blatancy of the lie was stunning.
The word often carries moral disapproval, suggesting something should have been concealed but wasn't: the blatancy of his corruption, the sheer blatancy of the theft.
Shamelessly bold
- barefacedShamelessly bold or unconcealed
- flagrantShockingly conspicuous and wrong
- unabashedFeeling no shame
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
unapologetic · impudent · effrontery · insolent · immodest · unembarrassed · unrepentant · defiant
Harshly conspicuous or bright
- conspicuousClearly visible, attention-grabbing
- overtPlainly apparent to all
- unmistakableImpossible to misidentify
- undisguisedNot hidden or masked
transparent · patent · manifest · evident · apparent · pronounced · stark · striking
Offensive coarseness in manner
- crudenessLack of sophistication
- obscenityIndecent word or act
- indecencyOffensive or vulgar behavior
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
lewdness · grossness · tastelessness · crassness · indelicacy · impropriety · outrageousness · rankness
brazen
Shamelessly bold
- barefacedShamelessly bold or unconcealed
- flagrantShockingly conspicuous and wrong
- unabashedFeeling no shame
audacious · unapologetic · impudent · effrontery · insolent · immodest · unembarrassed · unrepentant · defiant · brash
glaring
Harshly conspicuous or bright
- conspicuousClearly visible, attention-grabbing
- overtPlainly apparent to all
- unmistakableImpossible to misidentify
undisguised · transparent · patent · manifest · evident · apparent · pronounced · stark · striking · egregious
vulgarity
Offensive coarseness in manner
coarseness · lewdness · grossness · tastelessness · crassness · indelicacy · impropriety · outrageousness · rankness · offensiveness
- visibilityvisibility, visible, invisible, hidden, hide
blatancysubtlety
Fine distinction, easily missed
concealment · hiddenness · covertness · secrecy · discretion