'Frank' definitions:
Definition of 'frank'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation" [syn: blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight- from-the-shoulder]
adjective
Clearly manifest; evident; "frank enjoyment"
noun
A member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
noun
A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll [syn: frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie]
verb
Stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing [syn: postmark, frank]
verb
Exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks
Definition of 'Frank'
From: GCIDE
- Frank \Frank\, n. [See Frank, a.] The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to go free of postage. Called also the franking privilege. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must burn my letter and begin again. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Frank'
From: GCIDE
- Frank \Frank\, n. [OF. franc.] A pigsty. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Frank'
From: GCIDE
- Frank \Frank\, v. t. To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Frank'
From: GCIDE
- Frank \Frank\, n. (Zool.) The common heron; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Frank'
From: GCIDE
- Frank \Frank\, n. [Cf. F. franc. See Frank, a.]
- 1. (Ethnol.) A member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A French coin. See Franc. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'frank'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'frank'
From: GCIDE
- frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. franker (fr[a^][ng]k"[~e]r); superl. frankest.] [F. franc free, frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf. Franc, French, a., Franchise, n.]
- 1. Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. [R.] "It is of frank gift." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved; using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature, conversation, manner, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Liberal; generous; profuse. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Frank of civilities that cost them nothing. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense. --Spenser.
- Syn: Ingenuous; candid; artless; plain; open; unreserved; undisguised; sincere. See Candid, Ingenuous. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'frank'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accessible,
- airmail,
- all jaw,
- approachable,
- artless,
- ascetic,
- austere,
- bald,
- bangers,
- bare,
- barefaced,
- black pudding,
- blood pudding,
- bluff,
- blunt,
- bologna,
- book post,
- born yesterday,
- braunschweiger,
- brazen,
- broad,
- brusque,
- cancellation,
- candid,
- chatty,
- childlike,
- coarse,
- common,
- commonplace,
- communicative,
- confiding,
- conversable,
- conversational,
- correspondence,
- demonstrative,
- direct,
- direct mail,
- direct-mail selling,
- dispassionate,
- dog,
- downright,
- dry,
- dull,
- earthy,
- effusive,
- expansive,
- explicit,
- express,
- extroverted,
- fair,
- flip,
- fluent,
- forthright,
- fourth-class mail,
- frankfurter,
- frankhearted,
- free,
- free-speaking,
- free-spoken,
- free-tongued,
- gabby,
- garrulous,
- gassy,
- genuine,
- glib,
- gooseliver,
- gossipy,
- gregarious,
- gross,
- guileless,
- gushy,
- gutter,
- halfpenny post,
- headcheese,
- heart-to-heart,
- homely,
- homespun,
- honest,
- hot dog,
- impartial,
- ingenu,
- ingenuous,
- innocent,
- junk mail,
- just,
- knockwurst,
- lean,
- letter post,
- letters,
- liver sausage,
- liverwurst,
- long-winded,
- loquacious,
- low,
- mail,
- mail-order selling,
- mailing list,
- matter-of-fact,
- multiloquent,
- multiloquious,
- naive,
- natural,
- neat,
- newspaper post,
- newsy,
- on the level,
- open,
- openhearted,
- outgoing,
- outspoken,
- overtalkative,
- parcel post,
- plain,
- plain-speaking,
- plain-spoken,
- plainspoken,
- post,
- post day,
- postage,
- postage stamp,
- postmark,
- PP,
- prolix,
- prosaic,
- prosing,
- prosy,
- pure,
- rank,
- raw,
- RD,
- registered mail,
- RFD,
- round,
- rural delivery,
- rural free delivery,
- rustic,
- salami,
- saucisse,
- sausage,
- scrupulous,
- sea mail,
- seapost,
- self-revealing,
- self-revelatory,
- severe,
- simple,
- simple-speaking,
- simplehearted,
- simpleminded,
- sincere,
- single,
- single-hearted,
- single-minded,
- smooth,
- sober,
- sociable,
- spare,
- Spartan,
- special delivery,
- special handling,
- stamp,
- stark,
- straight,
- straight-out,
- straightforward,
- surface mail,
- talkative,
- talky,
- transparent,
- trustful,
- trusting,
- truthful,
- unabashed,
- unadorned,
- unaffected,
- unbiased,
- unchecked,
- unconcealed,
- unconstrained,
- uncouth,
- undisguised,
- undissembled,
- undissembling,
- unequivocal,
- unguarded,
- unhampered,
- unimaginative,
- uninhibited,
- unmannered,
- unpoetical,
- unrepressed,
- unreserved,
- unrestrained,
- unrestricted,
- unreticent,
- unsecretive,
- unshrinking,
- unsilent,
- unsophisticated,
- unsuppressed,
- unsuspicious,
- unvarnished,
- unwary,
- upright,
- verbose,
- Vienna sausage,
- voluble,
- vulgar,
- weenie,
- wiener,
- wienerwurst,
- wienie,
- windy
Words containing 'Frank'
- Franking,
- Frankly,
- Frankness,
- franked,
- frank baum,
- frank breech,
- frank capra,
- frank cooper,
- frank harris,
- frank norris,
- frank sinatra,
- frank stella,
- frank stockton,
- frank tenements,
- frank whittle,
- franking machine,
- franking privilege,
- salian frank,
- Frank-chase,
- Frank-fee,
- Frank-law,
- Frank-marriage,
- cecil frank powell,
- frank breech delivery,
- frank lloyd wright,
- frank morrison spillane,
- frank philip stella,
- frank winfield woolworth,
- lyman frank brown,
- sir frank whittle,
- stanley frank musial,
- willard frank libby,
- angus frank johnstone wilson