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Definitions for Frank

[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.
[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.
[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), especially 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.
[15] frankfurter.
[16] a member of a group of ancient Germanic peoples dwelling in the regions of the Rhine, one division of whom, the Salians, conquered Gaul about a.d. 500, founded an extensive kingdom, and gave origin to the name France.
[17] (in the Levant) any native of western Europe.
[18] Anne, 1929–45, German Jewish girl who died in Belsen concentration camp in Germany: her diaries about her family hiding from Nazis in Amsterdam (1942–44) published in 1947.
[19] I l·ya Mi·khai·lo·vich [ee-lyah myi-kh ahy -luh -vyich] /iˌlyɑ myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ , 1908–90, Russian physicist: Nobel Prize 1958.
[20] Le·on·hard [ley -awn-hahr t] /ˈleɪ ɔn hɑrt/ , 1882–1961, German novelist.
[21] Robert, born 1924, U.S. photographer and filmmaker, born in Switzerland.
[22] Waldo, 1889–1967, U.S. novelist and social critic.
[23] a male given name, form of Francis or Franklin.
[24] honest and straightforward in speech or attitude a frank person
[25] outspoken or blunt
[26] open and avowed; undisguised frank interest
[27] an obsolete word for free, generous
[28] mainly British to put a mark on (a letter, parcel, etc), either cancelling the postage stamp or in place of a stamp, ensuring free carriage See also postmark
[29] to mark (a letter, parcel, etc) with an official mark or signature, indicating the right of free delivery
[30] to facilitate or assist (a person) to come and go, pass, or enter easily
[31] to obtain immunity for or exempt (a person)
[32] an official mark or signature affixed to a letter, parcel, etc, ensuring free delivery or delivery without stamps
[33] the privilege, issued to certain people and establishments, entitling them to delivery without postage stamps
[34] a member of a group of West Germanic peoples who spread from the east bank of the middle Rhine into the Roman Empire in the late 4th century ad , gradually conquering most of Gaul and Germany. The Franks achieved their greatest power under Charlemagne
[35] Anne . 1929–45, German Jewess, whose Diary (1947) recorded the experiences of her family while in hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam (1942–44). They were betrayed and she died in a concentration camp
[36] Robert . born 1924, US photographer and film maker, born in Switzerland; best known for his photographic book The Americans (1959)

Words related to Frank

real, natural, bold, familiar, straight, blunt, direct, free, brazen, plain, upright, open, heart-to-heart, aboveboard, apparent, artless, candid, downright, easy, flat-out

Words nearby Frank

franger, frangible, frangipane, frangipani, franglais, frank, frank, anne, frank-starling curve, frankalmoign, franked investment income, franked mail

Origin of Frank

1before 900; Middle English Franke, Old English Franca (cognate with Old High German Franko ), perhaps from the Germanic base of Old English franka spear, javelin, a weapon allegedly favored by the Franks

Other words from Frank

frank·a·ble , adjective
frank·er , noun

Word origin for Frank

Old English Franca ; related to Old High German Franko ; perhaps from the name of a typical Frankish weapon (compare Old English franca javelin)

Synonyms for Frank

blunt, bold, brazen, direct, familiar, free, heart-to-heart, natural, open, plain, real, straight, upright, aboveboard, apparent, artless, bare-faced, call a spade a spade, candid, downright, easy, flat-out, forthright, from the hip, guileless, ingenuous, lay it on the line, like it is, matter-of-fact, naive, outright, outspoken, plain-spoken, saying what one thinks, scrupulous, sincere, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, undisguised, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front