frankness
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈfræŋknəs/
:
franqueza
- Her frankness about her feelings helped resolve the misunderstanding between them.
- great frankness
- such frankness
Such clear eyed frankness was vintage Candy Crowley.
- Such clear eyed frankness was vintage Candy Crowley.
- We should use frankness of speech, Piracium.
- I think it's ridiculous, frankly, you know, excuse my frankness to to say that violence is a good thing.
- And as you'll see in many of these photos, people look straight through the image in the the lens of the camera, fastening our eyes with extraordinary frankness.
- And he tells us that frankness is friendly.
Examples
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In our conversations, Marjie and I always kept a nice balance between frankness and tact.
Fiction book (2001) -
Research into individuals' subjective responses to a subject depends on the frankness of the participants' responses.
Academic text (2008) -
And he tells us that frankness is friendly.
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Or was some degree of frankness the only way?
Fiction book (1990) -
Ah, I like this new spirit of frankness.
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But how can there be understanding without frankness?
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Thank you, Arthur, for your frankness.
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Let me tell you, I admire your frankness.
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"I spoke bluntly, I suppose because there has always been a frankness between us.
Fiction book (1994) -
We talked endlessly and with brutal frankness about death for three years.
Blog text (20)
Synonyms
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1.0
Being truthful and fair in what you say and do
42
5.7
Being open and honest when talking or behaving
22
3.5
Being honest and clear about your actions and intentions
6
4.8
A direct and honest way of speaking that can seem rude
6
3.4
Honest, clear words and actions that say exactly what you mean
3
6.6
A way of speaking that is honest and direct
2
6.3
Saying your thoughts and feelings freely, often in a direct way
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5.0
Being direct and honest without hiding what you think
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4.1
Openly honest and saying facts people hide
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5.1
An honest and open way of speaking or acting
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8.2
Open and honest without trying to hide anything
1
9.9
Speaking openly and boldly when it risks angering people in charge
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3.9
Saying the truth in a direct way that may hurt people
Speaking directly and honestly without hiding the truth
Being truthful and fair in what you say and do
Open and honest speech or behavior without holding back
An open and honest way of speaking or acting
An open and direct way of speaking or acting
Being direct and honest in a friendly, warm way
Very direct and truthful speech that does not soften the facts
To be direct and blunt when saying the truth
Antonyms
- Specialized
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6.2
Not doing something you must do, for example not paying taxes, by using tricks
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Morphology
Etymology
Frankness comes from the old word frank, which originally meant 'free' and was also the name of the Franks people, so it suggested someone who was free to speak. Because of that idea of being 'free' to speak, frankness now means being open and honest in what you say.