frank.
Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.
Meaning & usage
Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.
May I be frank with you?
Unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident.
The research probes whether treating pre-diabetes with metformin can prevent progression to frank diabetes.
Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free.
Liberal; generous; profuse.
Unrestrained; loose; licentious.
Where this word comes from
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 *frankō (“javelin, spear”). Doublet of Frank, franc, and farang.
Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).
The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.
Where this word comes from
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 *frankō (“javelin, spear”). Doublet of Frank, franc, and farang.
To place a frank on an envelope.
To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
To send by public conveyance free of expense.
Where this word comes from
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 *frankō (“javelin, spear”). Doublet of Frank, franc, and farang.
A hot dog or sausage.
Buy a package of franks for the barbecue.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of frankfurter.
The grey heron.
A pigsty.
Where this word comes from
From Old French franc.
To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.
Where this word comes from
From Old French franc.
Obsolete form of franc, former French coins, moneys of account, and currency.
Where this word comes from
From French franc.
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