- Open and sincere in expression; straightforward: made several frank remarks about the quality of their work.
- Clearly manifest; evident: frank enjoyment.
- To put an official mark on (a piece of mail) so that it can be sent free of charge.
- To send (mail) free of charge.
- To place a stamp or mark on (a piece of mail) to show the payment of postage.
- To enable (a person) to come and go freely.
- A mark or signature placed on a piece of mail to indicate the right to send it free of charge.
- The right to send mail free.
- A franked piece of mail.
[Middle English, free, from Old French franc, from Late Latin Francus, Frank. See Frank.]
frankness frank'ness n.SYNONYMS frank, candid, outspoken, straightforward, open. These adjectives mean revealing or disposed to reveal one's thoughts freely and honestly. Frank implies forthrightness, sometimes to the point of bluntness: “Be calm and frank, and confess at once all that weighs on your heart” (Emily Brontë). Candid often suggests refusal to evade difficult or unpleasant issues: “Save, save, oh save me from the candid friend!” (George Canning). Outspoken usually implies bold lack of reserve: The outspoken activist protested the budget cuts. Straightforward denotes directness of manner and expression: “George was a straightforward soul....‘See here!’ he said. ‘Are you engaged to anybody?’” (Booth Tarkington). Open suggests freedom from all trace of reserve or secretiveness: “I will be open and sincere with you” (Joseph Addison).
frank2 (frăngk)
n. Informal.
A frankfurter.
