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frank

1  [frangk] adjective, -er, -est, noun, verb
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–adjective
1. direct and unreserved in speech; straightforward; sincere: Her criticism of my work was frank but absolutely fair.
2. without inhibition or subterfuge; direct; undisguised: a frank appeal for financial aid.
3. Pathology. unmistakable; clinically evident: frank blood.
4. Archaic. liberal or generous.
5. Obsolete. free.
–noun
6. 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.
7. the privilege of franking letters, packages, etc.
8. a franked letter, package, etc.
–verb (used with object)
9. 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.
10. to convey (a person) free of charge.
11. to enable to pass or go freely: to frank a visitor through customs.
12. to facilitate the comings and goings of (a person), esp. in society: A sizable inheritance will frank you faster than anything else.
13. to secure exemption for.
14. 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.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < OF franc < LL francus free, orig. Frank

Related forms:
frank⋅a⋅ble, adjective
franker, noun

Synonyms:
1. unrestrained, free, bold, uninhibited. Frank, candid, open, outspoken imply a freedom and boldness in speaking. Frank is applied to one unreserved in expressing the truth and to one's real opinions and sentiments: a frank analysis of a personal problem. Candid suggests that one is sincere and truthful or impartial and fair in judgment, sometimes unpleasantly so: a candid expression of opinion. Open implies a lack of reserve or of concealment: open antagonism. Outspoken applies to a person who expresses himself or herself freely, even when this is inappropriate: an outspoken and unnecessary show of disapproval.

Antonyms:
1. restrained.
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frank 1   (frāngk)   
adj.   frank·er, frank·est

  1. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward: made several frank remarks about the quality of their work.

  2. Clearly manifest; evident: frank enjoyment.

tr.v.   franked, frank·ing, franks

    1. To put an official mark on (a piece of mail) so that it can be sent free of charge.

    2. To send (mail) free of charge.

  2. To place a stamp or mark on (a piece of mail) to show the payment of postage.

  3. To enable (a person) to come and go freely.

n.  

    1. A mark or signature placed on a piece of mail to indicate the right to send it free of charge.

    2. The right to send mail free.

  2. A franked piece of mail.


[Middle English, free, from Old French franc, from Late Latin Francus, Frank; see Frank.]
frank'ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean revealing or disposed to reveal one's thoughts freely and honestly. Frank implies forthrightness, sometimes to the point of bluntness: "Be calm and frank, and confess at once all that weighs on your heart" (Emily Brontë).
Candid often suggests refusal to evade difficult or unpleasant issues: "Save, save, oh save me from the candid friend!" (George Canning).
Outspoken usually implies bold lack of reserve: The outspoken activist protested the budget cuts.
Straightforward denotes directness of manner and expression: "George was a straightforward soul....'See here!' he said. 'Are you engaged to anybody?'" (Booth Tarkington).
Open suggests freedom from all trace of reserve or secretiveness: "I will be open and sincere with you" (Joseph Addison).
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Word Origin & History

frank 
c.1300, from O.Fr. franc "free, sincere, genuine," from M.L. Franc "a freeman, a Frank," one of the Gmc. people that conquered Celtic Gaul from the Romans c.500 C.E. and called it France, from Frankish *Frank (cf. O.H.G. Franko, O.E. Franca). The connection is that only Franks, as the conquering class, had the status of freemen. Sense of "outspoken" first recorded in Eng. 1548 (frankly in this sense is from c.1540). The origin of the ethnic name is uncertain; it traditionally is said to be from the old Gmc. word *frankon "javelin, lance" (cf. O.E. franca; also Saxon, traditionally from root of O.E. seax "knife"), their preferred weapon, but the opposite may be the case. In the Levant, this was the name given to anyone of Western nationality (cf. Feringhee). Verbal sense of "to free a letter for carriage or an article for publication" (1708) is from Fr. affranchir, from the same source.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: frank
Pronunciation: 'fra[ng]k
Function: adjective
: clinically evident <frank pus> <frank gout>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

frank (frānk)
adj. frank·er, frank·est
Clearly manifest; clinically evident.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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