Frank Definition

frăngk
frankest, franks, franker
adjective
frankest, franker
Free in giving; generous.
Webster's New World
Open and honest in expressing what one thinks or feels; straightforward; candid.
Webster's New World
Free from reserve, disguise, or guile; clearly evident; plain.
Showing frank distaste.
Webster's New World

(medicine) Unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident.

The research probes whether treating pre-diabetes with metformin can prevent progression to frank diabetes.
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verb
franks
To mark (mail) as with one's signature so that it can be sent free.
Webster's New World
To send (mail) free of postage, as by virtue of an official position.
Webster's New World
To put a stamp on or meter (mail) to prepay postage.
Webster's New World
To make easy the passage of (a person); allow to pass freely.
Webster's New World
To place a frank on an envelope.
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Synonyms:
noun
franks
The privilege of sending mail free.
Webster's New World
A mark, signature, or stamp on mail for, or in place of, postage.
Webster's New World
A franked piece of mail.
American Heritage
An envelope, etc. that has been franked.
Webster's New World
A frankfurter.
American Heritage
pronoun
A male given name.
Wiktionary

A surname​.

Wiktionary
abbreviation
Frankish.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Frank

Noun

Singular:
frank
Plural:
franks

Adjective

Base Form:
frank
Comparative:
franker
Superlative:
frankest

Origin of Frank

  • From Middle English Frank, partially from Old English Franca (“a Frank”); and partially from Old French Franc, and/or Latin Francus (“A Frank”), from Frankish *Franko (“a Frank”); both from Proto-Germanic *frankô (“javelin”). Cognate with Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), Old English franca (“spear, javelin”). Compare Saxon, ultimately a derivative of Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“knife, dagger”).

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  • Middle English from Old English Franca Old French Franc both from Late Latin Francus of Germanic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English free from Old French franc from Late Latin Francus Frank Frank

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Originally derived from the medieval tribal name, revived in the 19th century and also used as a diminutive of Francis.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Old French franc (“free”), in turn from the name of an early Germanic confederation, the Franks.

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  • Shortened form of frankfurter.

    From Wiktionary

  • Old French franc.

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