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frank
1[ frangk ]
adjective
- direct and unreserved in speech; straightforward; sincere:
Her criticism of my work was frank but absolutely fair.
Synonyms: blunt, naked, uninhibited, bold, free, unguarded
Antonyms: restrained, inhibited, guarded
- without inhibition or subterfuge; transparent; undisguised:
The letter contained a frank appeal for financial aid.
- Pathology. clinically evident; unmistakable:
frank blood.
- Archaic. liberal or generous.
- Obsolete. free.
noun
- a signature or mark affixed by special privilege to a letter, package, or the like to ensure its transmission free of charge, as by mail.
- the privilege of having letters, packages, etc., transmitted free of charge.
- a letter, package, etc., transmitted free of charge by special privilege.
verb (used with object)
- to mark (a letter, package, etc.) for transmission free of the usual charge, by virtue of official or special privilege; send free of charge, as mail.
- to convey (a person) free of charge.
- to enable to pass or go freely:
to frank a visitor through customs.
- to facilitate the comings and goings of (a person), especially in society:
A sizable inheritance will frank you faster than anything else.
- to secure exemption for.
- Carpentry. to assemble (millwork, as sash bars) with a miter joint through the moldings and a butt joint or mortise-and-tenon joint for the rest.
Frank
2[ frangk ]
noun
- a member of a group of ancient Germanic peoples dwelling in the regions of the Rhine, one division of whom, the Salians, conquered Gaul about a.d. 500, founded an extensive kingdom, and gave origin to the name France.
- (in the Levant) any native of western Europe.
frank
3[ frangk ]
noun
Frank
4[ frangk, frahngk; Russian, frahnk; German frahngk ]
noun
- Anne, 1929–45, German Jewish girl who died in Belsen concentration camp in Germany: her diaries about her family hiding from Nazis in Amsterdam (1942–44) were published in 1947.
- Il·ya Mi·khai·lo·vich [ee-lyah myi-, khahy, -l, uh, -vyich], 1908–90, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1958.
- Le·on·hard [ley, -awn-hah, r, t], 1882–1961, German novelist.
- Robert, 1924–2019, U.S. photographer and filmmaker, born in Switzerland.
- Waldo, 1889–1967, U.S. novelist and social critic.
Frank
1/ fraŋk /
noun
- FrankAnne19291945FGermanJewishWRITING: diarist Anne . 1929–45, German Jewess, whose Diary (1947) recorded the experiences of her family while in hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam (1942–44). They were betrayed and she died in a concentration camp
- FrankRobert1924MUSSwissARTS AND CRAFTS: photographerFILMS AND TV: film maker Robert . born 1924, US photographer and film maker, born in Switzerland; best known for his photographic book The Americans (1959)
Frank
2/ fræŋk /
noun
- a member of a group of West Germanic peoples who spread from the east bank of the middle Rhine into the Roman Empire in the late 4th century ad , gradually conquering most of Gaul and Germany. The Franks achieved their greatest power under Charlemagne
frank
3/ fræŋk /
adjective
- honest and straightforward in speech or attitude
a frank person
- outspoken or blunt
- open and avowed; undisguised
frank interest
verb
- to put a mark on (a letter, parcel, etc), either cancelling the postage stamp or in place of a stamp, ensuring free carriage See also postmark
- to mark (a letter, parcel, etc) with an official mark or signature, indicating the right of free delivery
- to facilitate or assist (a person) to come and go, pass, or enter easily
- to obtain immunity for or exempt (a person)
noun
- an official mark or signature affixed to a letter, parcel, etc, ensuring free delivery or delivery without stamps
- the privilege, issued to certain people and establishments, entitling them to delivery without postage stamps
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Derived Forms
- ˈfranker, noun
- ˈfrankable, adjective
- ˈfrankness, noun
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Other Words From
- frank·a·ble adjective
- frank·er noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
A Wall Street person should not be allowed to help oversee the Dodd-Frank reforms.
Indeed, as an almost purely advisory firm, Lazard is (appropriately) barely affected by the Dodd-Frank reforms.
As he drove me back to the logging road, Frank told me about the area in his deep voice.
The housing bubble was at very the center of the financial crisis that birthed Dodd-Frank.
Think about it: Dodd-Frank was explicitly passed to drive a stake through the heart of the implicit concept of “too big to fail.”
Miss Thangue sat forward with the frank curiosity of the Englishwoman when inspecting a foreign specimen.
Bidding a young bank manager take charge of the detachment, Frank led the newcomer rapidly to headquarters.
To save his faithful servant Frank wheeled Nejdi, and cut down a native who was lunging at Chumru with a bayonet.
If you were to have a frank explanation with her, Blanche would very soon throw Jim Crow out of the window.
Frank loosened his sword from its fastenings and took a revolver in his left hand, in which he also held the reins.
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