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noun
The state of being frank; candour; honesty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the trait of being blunt and outspoken
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: outspokenness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: communicativeness
Narrower terms: bluffness
noun
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: candor, candour, candidness, directness, forthrightness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: honesty, honestness
Narrower terms: ingenuousness
History
Etymology tree English frank Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English frankness From frank + -ness.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
