different between extreme vs flagrant

English

Alternative forms

• extream, extreame (obsolete)
• xtreme (informal, nonstandard)

Etymology

Borrowed into late Middle English from Old French extreme, from Latin extr?mus, the superlative of exter.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?st?i?m/, /?k?st?i?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?st?im/

Adjective

extreme (comparative extremer or more extreme, superlative extremest or most extreme)

1. Of a place, the most remote, farthest or outermost.

2. In the greatest or highest degree; intense.

3. Excessive, or far beyond the norm.

4. Drastic, or of great severity.

5. Of sports, difficult or dangerous; performed in a hazardous environment.

6. (archaic) Ultimate, final or last.

   the extreme hour of life

Synonyms

• (place): farthest, furthest, most distant, outermost, remotest
• (in greatest or highest degree): greatest, highest
• (excessive): excessive, too much
• (drastic): drastic, severe
• (sports): dangerous
• (ultimate): final, last, ultimate

Antonyms

• (place): closest, nearest
• (in greatest or highest degree): least
• (excessive): moderate, reasonable
• (drastic): moderate, reasonable

Derived terms

• extremeness

Translations

Noun

extreme (plural extremes)

1. The greatest or utmost point, degree or condition.
2. Each of the things at opposite ends of a range or scale.
3. A drastic expedient.

4. (mathematics) Either of the two numbers at the ends of a proportion, as 1 and 6 in 1:2=3:6.

Translations

Adverb

extreme (comparative more extreme, superlative most extreme)

1. (archaic) Extremely.
   • 1796 Charles Burney, Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Metastasio 2.5:

     In the empty and extreme cold theatre.

Usage notes

• Formerly used to modify adjectives and sometimes adverbs, but rarely verbs.

Derived terms

• extremism
• extremist
• extremity
• extremely
• extreme ironing
• extreme unction

Related terms

• extremum

See also

• mean

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “extreme”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

extreme

1. Inflected form of extreem

German

Adjective

extreme

1. inflection of extrem:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Ido

Adverb

extreme

1. extremely

Latin

Noun

extr?me

1. vocative singular of extr?mus

References

• extreme in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• extreme in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Middle French

Adjective

extreme m or f (plural extremes)

1. extreme

Spanish

Verb

extreme

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of extremar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of extremar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of extremar.

Swedish

Adjective

extreme

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of extrem.

English

Alternative forms

• flagraunt (obsolete, rare)

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?fle?.???nt/

Etymology 1

From Middle French flagrant, from Latin flagrantem, present participle of flagrare (“blaze, burn”). More at black.

Adjective

flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)

1. 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.

2. (archaic) On fire; flaming.

Synonyms

• (obvious and offensive): blatant, glaring
• (on fire): burning, flaming

Related terms

• in flagrante delicto

Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin fr?grans, participle of fr?gr? (“smell, reek”)

Adjective

flagrant (comparative more flagrant, superlative most flagrant)

1. (obsolete) Misspelling of fragrant.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin flagr?ns.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /fl????ant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /fl????an/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /fla???ant/

Adjective

flagrant (masculine and feminine plural flagrants)

1. flaming, burning
2. flagrant, blatant

Further reading

• “flagrant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “flagrant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “flagrant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “flagrant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French flagrant, from Latin flagr?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fla???r?nt/
• Hyphenation: fla?grant
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

flagrant (comparative flagranter, superlative flagrantst)

1. flagrant, blatant (obvious and offensive)

Inflection

French

Etymology

From Latin flagr?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fla.????/

Adjective

flagrant (feminine singular flagrante, masculine plural flagrants, feminine plural flagrantes)

1. flagrant, blatant, glaring, obvious, evident

Derived terms

• flagramment
• prendre en flagrant délit

Related terms

• flagrance

Further reading

• “flagrant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

From Latin flagrant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fla???ant]

Adjective

flagrant (comparative flagranter, superlative am flagrantesten)

1. flagrant

Declension

Further reading

• “flagrant” in Duden online

Latin

Verb

fl?grant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of fl?gr?

Romanian

Etymology

From French flagrant.

Adjective

flagrant m or n (feminine singular flagrant?, masculine plural flagran?i, feminine and neuter plural flagrante)

1. flagrant

Declension