frank

Meaning

Adj

1. Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.
2. Unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident.
3. (obsolete) Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free.
4. (obsolete) Liberal; generous; profuse.
5. (obsolete) Unrestrained; loose; licentious.

Noun

1. Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).
2. The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.

Verb

1. To place a frank on an envelope.
2. To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
3. To send by public conveyance free of expense.

Noun

A hot dog or sausage.

Noun

The grey heron.

Noun

A pigsty.

Verb

To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.

Noun

Obsolete form of franc, former French coins, moneys of account, and currency.

Synonyms

candid

straightforward

⬆️

honest

open

sincere

outspoken

direct

open-hearted

forthright

truthful

blunt

ingenuous

plain

point-blank

open one’s heart

straight

do the frank

do the off

openhearted

frankfurter

hearty

true

unreserved

off

free-spoken

plainspoken

upright

straight-from-the-shoulder

postmark

hot dog

wiener

wienerwurst

without reserve

heart-to-heart

weenie

speak one’s mind

obvious

manifest

guileless

above-board

dog

🐕

transparent

hotdog

🌭

genuine

pleasant

prompt

ready

refreshing

release

relieve

reveal

right

signify

simple

sincerity

single-minded

sociable

speaking

🗣️

spontaneous

stamp

staunch

straightaway

straightforwardness

straight from the shoulder

straight line

straight-out

stretch

testify

true blue

trusty

unaffected

unbent

unbowed

uncrossed

uncurled

undesigning

undisguised

unguarded

untwisted

unvarnished

visible

vocal

white

wholehearted

willing

Off

true-hearted

unmediated

good humored

with no preconceived notions

largehearted

face with no make-up

unpainted face

simple and plain

free-hearted

single-hearted

show kindness

speaking frankly

uncurved

give evidence of

who speaks frankly

uncurving

broad-mouthed

plain and honest

whole hearted

open faced

Frankish

jannock

agreeable

altruism

apparent

artless

authentic

blatant

brisk

broad-minded

categorical

certify

clarify

cleat

crisp

decided

decisiveness

directness

downright

earnest

evident

excuse

exempt

faithfulness

free

🆓

frontal

full

good humoured

heartfelt

heart-whole

honesty

honourable

indeed

indifferent

indubitable

ingenuousness

innocent

😇

light

live

marked

naive

naked

natural

overt

palpable

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɹæŋk/

Etymology

From Middle English frank, from Old French franc (“free”), in turn from the name of an early Germanic confederation, the Franks, from Proto-West Germanic *frank (“courageous, free”) and/or Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“javelin, spear”). Doublet of Frank, franc, and farang.