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Meaning of "frankly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRANKLY

frankly  [ˈfræŋklɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRANKLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Frankly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES FRANKLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of frankly in the English dictionary

The definition of frankly in the dictionary is in truth; to be honest. Other definition of frankly is in a frank manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRANKLY


blankly
ˈblæŋklɪ
crankly
ˈkræŋklɪ
crinkly
ˈkrɪŋklɪ
dankly
ˈdæŋklɪ
dinkly
ˈdɪŋklɪ
Hinckley
ˈhɪŋklɪ
lankly
ˈlæŋklɪ
pinkly
ˈpɪŋklɪ
rankly
ˈræŋklɪ
Shankly
ˈʃæŋklɪ
tinkly
ˈtɪŋklɪ
twinkly
ˈtwɪŋklɪ
wrinkly
ˈrɪŋklɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRANKLY

frankalmoign
franked investment income
Frankenfood
Frankenstein
Frankenstein food
Frankenstein´s monster
Frankensteinian
Frankfort
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt an der Oder
Frankfurt School
frankfurter
frankincense
franking machine
Frankish
franklin
franklinite
frankness
frankpledge

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRANKLY

biweekly
blackly
bleakly
briskly
crackly
darkly
freckly
meekly
news weekly
prickly
quickly
sickly
sleekly
sparkly
starkly
thickly
tickly
weakly
weekly
wkly

Synonyms and antonyms of frankly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FRANKLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «frankly» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of frankly

Translation of «frankly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRANKLY

Find out the translation of frankly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of frankly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «frankly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坦白地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

francamente
570 millions of speakers

English

frankly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पष्ट रूप से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بِصَرَاحَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

откровенно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

francamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অকপটে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

franchement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Terus terang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

offen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

率直に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

솔직히
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Terus terang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một cách thẳng thắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெளிப்படையாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोकळेपणाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

açıkçası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sinceramente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szczerze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відверто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sincer vorbind
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ειλικρινά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eerlik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

uppriktigt sagt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

åpenhjertig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of frankly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRANKLY»

The term «frankly» is very widely used and occupies the 17.414 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRANKLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «frankly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «frankly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about frankly

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10 QUOTES WITH «FRANKLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word frankly.
1
Michael Apted
It's still the same job, the same anxieties, but it did feel a lot different, that kind of budget, that schedule, and frankly, the slowness of it all, and also having a lot of other units working.
2
Amitabh Bachchan
Frankly I've never really subscribed to these adjectives tagging me as an 'icon', 'superstar', etc. I've always thought of myself as an actor doing his job to the best of his ability.
3
F. Lee Bailey
I enjoy personal injury cases. I've tried quite a few of those. And, frankly, any kind of litigation that is trouble-shooting, whether it's equities, suits and injunctions, or whatever.
4
Karen Bass
I have been a lifelong community activist and frankly did not dream of being in public office.
5
Richard Ben-Veniste
It was not easy to get all my questions answered, frankly.
6
Jeff Bingaman
Today, energy prices are at historic highs. Some analysts estimate that energy price shocks this year could cost American consumers more than $40 billion. Speaking very frankly, we cannot afford this kind of expense.
7
H. G. Bissinger
I'm really not interested in other people's opinions, because I think frankly most of those opinions are either misinformed and adding to this endless ball of hot air we have in our society where everyone thinks their opinion is valuable and sacred and what counts.
8
Carol Moseley Braun
There are a number of steps that we can take to reinvigorate and rebuild the economic and the physical infrastructure of our country and then to rebuild us, frankly, on a spiritual level.
9
Berkeley Breathed
That's the conundrum of cartoon stripping, as opposed to political cartoons. When your anger is the driving force of your drawing hand, failure follows. The anger is OK, but it has to serve the interests of the heart, frankly.
10
Anthony Burgess
The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent, experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it, if it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRANKLY»

Discover the use of frankly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frankly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Frankly, Frannie
She’s already got her resume, business cards, and mustard packets (which are so much more grown up than ketchup) ready.
AJ Stern, 2010
2
Frankly Pregnant: A Candid, Week-by-Week Guide to the ...
Throughout the book Dr. Miriam Greene provides a dose of a medical perspective on the adventure of pregnancy. With warmth, humor, and no shame, Frankly Pregnant takes the myth and mystery out of pregnancy and really tells it like it is.
Stacy Quarty, Miriam Greene, M.D., 2007
3
Frankly, Just Between Us: My Life Conducting Frank Sinatra's ...
Chronicling Falcone's career from his days at Syracuse University and tuning pianos to playing piano and conducting for music icon Sinatra, this volume contains many great stories about playing and conducting for some larger-than-life music ...
Vincent Falcone, Bob Popyk, 2005
4
Frankly, My Dear: Gone with the Wind Revisited
Haskell keeps both novel and movie at hand, moving from one to the other, comparing and distinguishing what Margaret Mitchell expresses from what obsessive producer David O. Selznick, directors George Cukor and Victor Fleming, ...
Molly Haskell, 2010
5
"Frankly My Dear-- ": Gone with the Wind Memorabilia
This volume includes more than 650 photographs of items from the author's extensive collection of Gone with the Wind memorabilia, from first editions to film scripts, from theater tickets to jigsaw puzzles, from recordings to souvenir ...
Herb Bridges, 1995
6
The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet: A Frankly Annotated First ...
"This annotated edition of The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet restores the language of Shakespeare to that of the First Folio of 1623. It provides footnotes and annotations, candid and plainspoken in their accounting of Shakespeare's themes.
William Shakespeare, Demitra Papadinis, 2010
7
Frankly, I Never Wanted to Kiss Anybody!: The Story of the ...
Introduces the concept of point of view through the prince's retelling of the classic fairy tale "The Frog Prince" --
Nancy Loewen, 2013
8
As you Like it: A Frankly Annotated First Folio Edition
"This annotated version of As you Like It provides a detailed guide to its Elizabethan language and its references.
William Shakespeare, Demitra Papadinis, 2011
9
Speaking frankly: what's wrong with the Democrats and how to ...
The author, a liberal Democratic representative, analyzes the reasons for the party's problems in national elections since 1968, and suggests stratagies for electing a Democratic president
Barney Frank, 1992
10
The Tragedie of Macbeth: A Frankly Annotated First Folio Edition
Shakespeare's plays were written as popular entertainments for adult audiences, this candid text offers anyone with interest in Shakespeare a unique resource to gain valuable insights into the play and the world in which Shakespeare wrote"- ...
William Shakespeare, Demitra Papadinis, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRANKLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frankly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Frankly Speaking: JO Akomaning, my hero from Breman Asikuma
In a prayer of Moses in the Bible, recounted in the Book of Psalms, Chapter 90 verses 9 and 10, the psalmist says: “For all our days have ... «Graphic Online, Jul 15»
2
Wimbledon 2015: If Garbine Muguruza wants to be successful she …
Wimbledon 2015: If Garbine Muguruza wants to be successful she had better stop speaking so frankly. An elite sportsperson, on television, ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Frankly, the time for debating same-sex marriage is over
Frankly, the time for debating same-sex marriage is over. Eric Abetz and Barnaby Joyce (to pick two of the more inane commentators) might be ... «Gay News Network, Jul 15»
4
Rick Perry Speaks Frankly on America's Race Problem
Last Thursday, Rick Perry spoke before the National Press Club in Washington and surprised many by his frank remarks on race, reports The ... «HPPR, Jul 15»
5
Gonzalo Rodriguez speaks frankly on Salah, Sousa, and Savic
Our Argentine "bomber" and leader was diplomatic but determined in the first press conference from the Fiorentina retreat at Moena. Tweet ... «Viola Nation, Jul 15»
6
'Frankly, I'm pissed' NOPD Chief says sloppy police work led to …
Chief Harrison said, “frankly, I'm pissed!” blaming sloppy police work by fellow NOPD Officer Wardell Johnson as a factor which led to ... «WGNO, Jul 15»
7
Onkgopotse JJ Tabane
But you are still right that they frankly don't care about it anyway. Comrade Jessie, you have reminded us the president has done nothing wrong ... «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
8
Frankly Speaking With Jola Sotubo: Slow or not, I'm proud of …
I don't understand why Buhari has not appointed ministers one month after his inauguration, but I know without a doubt that he knows what he's ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
9
Frankly Speaking…
Frankly speaking, how will the world look at us when we have such corrupt people at the helm of affairs of the upper legislative House, who are ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
10
Journey Drummer Held Without Bail on Rape Charges: Deen …
Castronovo "quite frankly, is unstable," Marion County Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Gardiner said. She added: "The texts ranged from ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»

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