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The love of their country is with them only a mode of flattering its master; as soon as they think that master can no longer hear, they speak of everything with a frankness which is the more startling because those who listen to it become responsible.
Marquis De Custine

Meaning of "frankness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRANKNESS

frankness  [ˈfræŋknɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRANKNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Frankness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FRANKNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Honesty

Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and connotes positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, and straightforwardness, including straightforwardness of conduct, along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft, etc. Furthermore, honesty means being trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere. Honesty is valued in many ethnic and religious cultures. "Honesty is the best policy" is a proverb of Benjamin Franklin; however, the quote "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom" is attributed to Thomas Jefferson, as used in a letter to Nathaniel Macon.

Definition of frankness in the English dictionary

The definition of frankness in the dictionary is the quality of being frank.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRANKNESS


blackness
ˈblæknɪs
blankness
ˈblæŋknɪs
bleakness
ˈbliːknɪs
dankness
ˈdæŋknɪs
darkness
ˈdɑːknɪs
homesickness
ˈhəʊmsɪknɪs
likeness
ˈlaɪknɪs
lychnis
ˈlɪknɪs
pinkness
ˈpɪŋknɪs
quickness
ˈkwɪknɪs
rankness
ˈræŋknɪs
seasickness
ˈsiːsɪknɪs
semi-darkness
ˌsemɪˈdɑːknɪs
sickness
ˈsɪknɪs
slackness
ˈslæknɪs
sleekness
ˈsliːknɪs
slickness
ˈslɪknɪs
thickness
ˈθɪknɪs
uniqueness
juːˈniːknɪs
weakness
ˈwiːknɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRANKNESS

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
frankly
frankpledge

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRANKNESS

African horse sickness
African sleeping sickness
airsickness
altitude sickness
anti-motion-sickness
briskness
business
decompression sickness
Greekness
heartsickness
lovesickness
meekness
morning sickness
motion sickness
mountain sickness
pitch darkness
Prince of Darkness
radiation sickness
serum sickness
sleeping sickness
travel-sickness

Synonyms and antonyms of frankness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FRANKNESS»

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

Translation of «frankness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRANKNESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

坦率
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

franqueza
570 millions of speakers

English

frankness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

औदार्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصراحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

откровенность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

franqueza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সরলতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

franchise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketulusan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Offenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

率直さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

솔직함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Frankness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chân thật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பகிரங்கமாகவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पष्टपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

açık sözlülük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

franchezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szczerość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відвертість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sinceritate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ειλικρίνεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrymoedigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

frankness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

åpenhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of frankness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRANKNESS»

The term «frankness» is regularly used and occupies the 97.192 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRANKNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «frankness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «frankness» 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 frankness

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4 QUOTES WITH «FRANKNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word frankness.
1
Georg Brandes
I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from goodness, uprightness and kindness, to brutality and baseness.
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Marquis De Custine
The love of their country is with them only a mode of flattering its master; as soon as they think that master can no longer hear, they speak of everything with a frankness which is the more startling because those who listen to it become responsible.
3
Andre Maurois
We appreciate frankness from those who like us. frankness from others is called insolence.
4
Alexander Smith
If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRANKNESS»

Discover the use of frankness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frankness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Friendship, Flattery, and Frankness of Speech: Studies on ...
The essays examine this triad in Philodemus and Plutarch, discuss Paul's use of friendship language in Philippians, and explore the concept of parrhesia in Paul, Acts, Hebrews, and the Johannine corpus.
John T. Fitzgerald, 1996
2
Frankness By Dr. Frank: Self-Awareness Through Thought ...
Frankness By Dr. Frank is a different approach to a self-help book that should alert you to a more pleasant tomorrow.
Frank J Brown, 2012
3
""Frankness" for violoncello solo": Sheet Music
Modern, contemporary classical chamber piece, great repertoire for celists, film music, landscape music
Valeriy Antonyuk, 2013
4
Studies in Frankness...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Whibley, 2012
5
Noble Lives and Noble Deeds: Forty Lessons by Various ...
Forty Lessons by Various Writers Illustrating Christian Character Edward A. Horton. FRANKNESS. TO TEACHERS. JUSTICE. ... Take the rule Tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, Natural Frankness. — Frankness springs from various ...
Edward A. Horton, 2002
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Meditations for the Humanist: Ethics for a Secular Age
If lies kill love, what does frankness do? ABEL HERMANT oliticians soon learn that frankness is an expensive comPmodity in public life. The same is true in private life, except when it is judiciously employed and tempered by kindness; ...
A. C. Grayling, 2003
7
Plato's Political Philosophy
His frankness consists in condemning his father and the city and its demands, for he claims his father's failing is typical of those in power. Yet, if it is typical, how has Nicias been able to attend to his son's education? Why are some, say, ...
Mark Blitz, 2010
8
Jesus Framed
JESUS'S. FRANKNESS. THE DISCOURSE OF JESUS [He] began to explain to them that the son of man must suffer much and be rejected by the elders and the high priests and the scribes, and be killed, and rise up after three days. He was ...
George Aichele, 1996
9
A Politics of Patent Law: Crafting the Participatory Patent ...
Thus, the “speak fairly” requirement seeks to ensure that the speaker speaks with frankness. Frankness is essential because it establishes a reliability ofwhat the speaker is saying within the content of the specification and the disclosed claims.
Kali Murray, 2013
10
The Impossibility of Perfection: Aristotle, Feminism, and ...
Aristotle, Feminism, and the Complexities of Ethics Michael Slote. frankness or frankness over tact, but in the present case I think ethical considerations are finely balanced, and one's eventual choice of either the tactful or the frank thing to say ...
Michael Slote, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRANKNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frankness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Quentin Tarantino Delivers Mind-Blowing Look At 'Hateful Eight …
Following the footage, Tarantino and the cast bantered, emoted and talked with surprising frankness about the film, about working together, and ... «Deadline, Jul 15»
2
President Carter signs books at Glen Allen Costco
At ninety, Jimmy Carter reflects on his public and private life with a frankness that is disarming. He adds detail and emotion about his youth in ... «wtvr.com, Jul 15»
3
Understandable, but misplaced, objections to Joan Gordon …
To me, she exudes a particular frankness that we could certainly use in Jamaica. Yes, she has an unabridged proclivity to "say it as it is", and ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
4
7/7 survivor's guilt: 'It felt taboo to admit that the attack broke me'
But her frankness will be an abiding memory of the ceremony for those who watched her speech from home, not just those there, wiping tears of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Editorial: Ho-hum fire brigade
But Mr Mowatt's frankness does bring to the fore just how equipped and prepared the Jamaica Fire Brigade is to do the job that is assigned to it, ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
6
I wish my father had seen flag come down (opinioN)
Larry Martin and Tom Davis, who showed remarkable frankness and empathy in describing how, until a few weeks ago, they had never ... «WJXT Jacksonville, Jul 15»
7
Myron B. Pitts: 'Mockingbird' sequel a timely arrival
Lee's only published novel had a sincerity and frankness to it and gave the country a much-needed jolt upon its release in 1960. No wonder the ... «Fayetteville Observer, Jul 15»
8
OPW minister views estuary embankment breaches
“I think they appreciate the frankness and the straight-forwardness of the procedure I have outlined to them. When I came to office and was ... «Clare Champion, Jul 15»
9
Harry in Your Pocket
Impressed by Ray's willingness to learn and Sandy's frankness, Casey introduces them to Harry (James Coburn), the wire mob's leader and ... «DVD Talk, Jul 15»
10
Advertisement criticises soft drink marketing around the world
Brutal frankness?Big Soda brandjacked?Creative and powerful. Publicizing the video are such groups as El Poder del Consumidor in Mexico, ... «Merinews, Jul 15»

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