different between intense vs flagrant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French intense, from Latin intensus (“stretched tight”), past participle of intendere (“to stretch out”), from in (“in, upon, to”) + tendere (“to stretch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t?ns/
• Rhymes: -?ns

Adjective

intense (comparative intenser or more intense, superlative intensest or most intense)

1. Strained; tightly drawn.
2. Strict, very close or earnest.
3. Extreme in degree; excessive.
4. Extreme in size or strength.
5. Stressful and tiring.
6. Very severe.
7. Very emotional or passionate.

Derived terms

Related terms

• intensive

Translations

Further reading

• intense in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• intense in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• intense at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• enseint, sentine, tennesi, tennies

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

intense

1. Inflected form of intens

Anagrams

• niesten

French

Etymology

From Middle French intense. Ultimately from Latin intensus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.t??s/

Adjective

intense (plural intenses)

1. intense

Related terms

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• seinent, tiennes

Interlingua

Adjective

intense (comparative plus intense, superlative le plus intense)

1. intense

Related terms

• intensitate

Italian

Adjective

intense f pl

1. feminine plural of intenso

Anagrams

• sentine

Latin

Adjective

int?nse

1. vocative masculine singular of int?nsus

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

intense

1. inflection of intens:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

intense

1. inflection of intens:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

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