frank
Noun · Verb · AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Adjective (2)franker, frankest
- characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion“blunt talking and straight shooting”“a blunt New England farmer”“I gave them my candid opinion”“forthright criticism”“a forthright approach to the problem”“tell me what you think — and you may just as well be frank”“it is possible to be outspoken without being rude”“plainspoken and to the point”“a point-blank accusation”Synonyms: bluntcandidforthrightfree-spokenoutspokenplainspokenpoint-blankstraight-from-the-shoulderOpposite indirectSimilar direct
- clearly manifest; evident“frank enjoyment”Opposite unobviousSimilar obvious
Noun (3)franks
- a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th centuryType of EuropeanKinds Salian Frank, SalianExamples Clovis, Clovis I
- a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread rollSynonyms: frankfurterhotdoghot dogdogwienerwienerwurstweenieType of sausageKinds Vienna sausagePart of hotdog, hot dog
- device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced.“Prior to the establishment of the UPU in 1874, international mails sometimes bore mixed franking before the world's postal services universally agreed to deliver international mails bearing only the franking of the country of origin.”Synonyms: frankingType of marker, markingKinds postage franking
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Translations
Adjective bluntly honest
- Spanish
- franco
- French
- franc
- German
- aufrichtig
- Italian
- franco
- Portuguese
- franco
- Turkish
- açık sözlü
- Russian
- открове́нный otkrovénnyj
- Chinese
- 坦白 tǎnbái
- Dutch
- eerlijk
- Polish
- szczery
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: OF. franc.
A pigsty. obsolete
To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten. obsolete William Shakespeare
Zoology The common heron; — so called from its note. dialect (England)
Origin: F. franc free, frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf. Franc, French, adjective, Franchise, noun
1. Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. rare “It is of frank gift.” Edmund Spenser
2. Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved; using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature, conversation, manner, etc.
3. Liberal; generous; profuse. obsolete
Frank of civilities that cost them nothing.— Sir Roger L'Estrange
4. Unrestrained; loose; licentious; — used in a bad sense. Edmund Spenser
Synonyms: Ingenuous; candid; artless; plain; open; unreserved; undisguised; sincere. See Candid, Ingenuous.
1. To send by public conveyance free of expense. Charles Dickens
2. To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
Origin: See Frank, adjective
The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to go free of postage. Called also the franking privilege.
I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must burn my letter and begin again.— William Cowper
Origin: Cf. F. franc. See Frank, adjective
1. Ethnol. A member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France.
2. A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; — a term used in the Levant.
3. A French coin. See Franc.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC
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