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- [frangk-nis]
- /ˈfræŋk nɪs/
- /ˈfræŋk.nəs/
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- [frangk-nis]
- /ˈfræŋk nɪs/
Definitions of frankness word
- noun frankness plainness of speech; candor; openness. 1
- noun frankness The state of being frank; candour; honesty. 1
- noun frankness openness, honesty 1
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Origin of frankness
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1545-55; frank1 + -ness
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Parts of speech for Frankness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
frankness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for frankness
noun frankness
- candor — Candor is the quality of speaking honestly and openly about things.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- sincerity — freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
- ingenuousness — free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
- forthrightness — The characteristic or quality of being forthright.
Antonyms for frankness
noun frankness
- falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
- dishonesty — lack of honesty; a disposition to lie, cheat, or steal.
- artifice — Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
- deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- lying — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
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