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frank¹ Definition

frank (fraŋk)

adjective

  1. Archaic free in giving; generous
  2. open and honest in expressing what one thinks or feels; straightforward; candid
  3. free from reserve, disguise, or guile; clearly evident; plain showing frank distaste

Etymology: ME < OFr franc, free, frank < ML francus < LL Francus, a Frank, hence free man (i.e., member of the ruling race in Gaul) < Gmc *Frank (> OHG Franco) < ? or akin to *franco, a spear, javelin > OE franca, ON frakka

transitive verb

    1. to send (mail) free of postage, as by virtue of an official position
    2. to mark (mail) as with one's signature so that it can be sent free
    3. to put a stamp on or meter (mail) to prepay postage
  2. to make easy the passage of (a person); allow to pass freely

noun

  1. the privilege of sending mail free
  2. a mark, signature, or stamp on mail for, or in place of, postage
  3. an envelope, etc. that has been franked

frank¹ Related Forms

frank′·ness noun

frank² Definition

☆ frank (fraŋk)

noun

Informal a frankfurter

Frank¹ Definition

Frank (fraŋk)

noun

a masculine name: dim. Frankie

Frank² Definition

Frank (fraŋk)

noun

a member of the group of related Germanic peoples that established the Frankish Empire, which, at its height (beginning of the 9th cent. ), extended over what is now France, Germany, and Italy

Etymology: ME < OE Franca & < OFr Franc < LL Francus: see frank

Frank³ Definition

Frank (fraŋk)

  1. Frank, Anne 1929-45; Jewish victim of the Holocaust, born in Germany: known for diary (published 1947) kept while in hiding in Amsterdam (1942-44): died in Bergen-Belsen

  2. Frank, Robert 1924-; U.S. photographer, born in Switzerland

Frank4 Definition

Frank

Frankish

frank Synonyms

frank

modif.

candid, straightforward, sincere, open, forthright, outspoken, direct, honest, artless, free, easy, familiar, free in speaking, unreserved, undissembling, uninhibited, unguarded, downright, aboveboard, ingenuous, unsophisticated, unaffected, plain, apparent, open-faced, saying what one thinks, straight, plain-spoken, free-spoken, natural, guileless, blunt, bold, openhearted, matter-of-fact, explicit, straight from the shoulder*, flat-out*, straight-out*, calling a spade a spade*, upfront*. *

Antonyms secretive*, dishonest*, insincere.

frank applies to a person, remark, etc. that is free or blunt in expressing the truth or an opinion, unhampered by conventional reticence a frank criticism; candid implies a basic honesty that makes deceit or evasion impossible, sometimes to the embarrassment of the listener a candid opinion; open implies a lack of concealment and often connotes an ingenuous quality the open candor of a child; outspoken suggests a lack of restraint or reserve in speech, esp. when reticence might be preferable

frank Usage Examples

Preposition: about

problem: He was witty, fun and frank about the problems of filming ( " people were literally in tears.

Object

  • machine: There is no evidence of new entry into the market for franking machines.
  • dividend: The new shares offered will qualify for the fully franked interim dividend of 18.5 cents per share payable on 29 April.
  • mail: External return address ( ERA ) on mail All franked mail should include an external return address.
  • payment: A FID is not a franked payment, but comes within the Schedule 13 machinery provisions and will be returned separately on form CT61.
  • stamp: Stamp Appeal We are collecting franked stamps from around the world, to raise money for the charity.

Modifies a noun

  • disclosure: Both parties must make full and frank disclosure of all relevant assets, and put their cards on the table.
  • depiction: So look for me in future issues, unless I anger DIF management with my frank depictions of nude Batmen and such similar themes.
  • confession: He should have made a full and frank confession, and thrown himself on the mercy of the court.
  • discussion: The frank discussions revealed a growing frustration toward a number of Gulf States for failing to track funds linked to al-Qaeda.
  • exchange: Not that this frank exchange is the whole of the story; Kenton is also a writer of fiction.
  • admission: Cf his rather frank admissions to Richard Gott in The Guardian, 9 February 1977.

Modifying Another Word

  • disarmingly: Benjamin Friedman is disarmingly frank about some of the further consequences.
  • brutally: To be brutally frank, what happened to me is nothing compared to what happens every day to many people.
  • astonishingly: Gilligan pointed to New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly's astonishingly frank security briefing on the London attacks.
  • refreshingly: The Warder's handbook for 1952 is refreshingly frank.
  • unusually: In an unusually frank and forthright address at th... read more.
  • remarkably: In a remarkably frank interview, published in the weekly paper Demos, Gouveia accused the party's secretariat of being " inactive " .

Preposition: of

mail: Postal services Sorting of incoming mail into postboxes and franking of outgoing mail.

Preposition: from

stevenage: Mysterious Lady: hasn't been for a couple of weeks frank from stevenage: Have you a lush lawn?