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Definition of Frankness
1. Noun. The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech.
Generic synonyms: Honestness, Honesty
Specialized synonyms: Ingenuousness
Derivative terms: Candid, Candid, Direct, Forthright, Frank
2. Noun. The trait of being blunt and outspoken.
Generic synonyms: Communicativeness
Specialized synonyms: Bluffness
Derivative terms: Frank, Outspoken, Outspoken
Definition of Frankness
1. n. The quality of being frank; candor; openess; ingenuousness; fairness; liberality.
Definition of Frankness
1. Noun. The state of being frank; candour; honesty. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Frankness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Frankness
Literary usage of Frankness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Etching & Etchers by Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1868)
"Frankness. ETCHING is eminently a straightforward art, ... The delightfulness of
etching, to us who care for it, is especially this frankness. ..."
2. A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen by Robert Chambers, Thomas Thomson (1870)
"Hume used to tell this story with much glee, and Watty acknowledged the truth of
it with much frankness. " "A petition was presented in name of Mary Goodal, ..."
3. The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Containing His Correspondence, and His by Alexander Hamilton (1850)
"... and in replying, the frankness which is due to you and them, and which is not
less due to my own character, forbids me to dissemble. ..."
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