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frank1    Audio Help   [frangk] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, noun, verb
–adjective
1.direct and unreserved in speech; straightforward; sincere: Her criticism of my work was frank but absolutely fair.
2.without inhibition or subterfuge; direct; undisguised: a frank appeal for financial aid.
3.Pathology. unmistakable; clinically evident: frank blood.
4.Archaic. liberal or generous.
5.Obsolete. free.
–noun
6.a signature or mark affixed by special privilege to a letter, package, or the like to ensure its transmission free of charge, as by mail.
7.the privilege of franking letters, packages, etc.
8.a franked letter, package, etc.
–verb (used with object)
9.to mark (a letter, package, etc.) for transmission free of the usual charge, by virtue of official or special privilege; send free of charge, as mail.
10.to convey (a person) free of charge.
11.to enable to pass or go freely: to frank a visitor through customs.
12.to facilitate the comings and goings of (a person), esp. in society: A sizable inheritance will frank you faster than anything else.
13.to secure exemption for.
14.Carpentry. to assemble (millwork, as sash bars) with a miter joint through the moldings and a butt joint or mortise-and-tenon joint for the rest.
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME < OF franc < LL francus free, orig. Frank]

—Related forms
frank·a·ble, adjective
franker, noun

—Synonyms 1. unrestrained, free, bold, uninhibited. Frank, candid, open, outspoken imply a freedom and boldness in speaking. Frank is applied to one unreserved in expressing the truth and to one's real opinions and sentiments: a frank analysis of a personal problem. Candid suggests that one is sincere and truthful or impartial and fair in judgment, sometimes unpleasantly so: a candid expression of opinion. Open implies a lack of reserve or of concealment: open antagonism. Outspoken applies to a person who expresses himself or herself freely, even when this is inappropriate: an outspoken and unnecessary show of disapproval.
—Antonyms 1. restrained.
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