frank
1. frank \'frank\ aj [ME, fr. OF franc, fr. ML francus, fr. LL Francus
Frank] obs 1: FREE archaic 2: LIBERAL, GENEROUS 3: marked by free,
forthright, and sincere expression {a ~ reply> 4: clinically evident :
UNMISTAKABLE {~ pus} ingness to tell what one feels or thinks. FRANK
stresses lack of shyness or secretiveness or of evasiveness from
considerations of tact or expedience; CANDID suggests expression marked by
sincerity and honesty esp. in offering unwelcome criticism or opinion; OPEN
implies frankness but suggests more indiscretion than FRANK and less
earnestness than CANDID; PLAIN suggests outspokenness, downrightness, and
freedom from affectation or subtlety in expression - frank.ness n SYN syn
FRANK, CANDID, OPEN, PLAIN mean showing will
2. frank vt 1a: to mark (a piece of mail) with an official signature or
sign indicatin g the right of the sender to free mailing 1b: to mail free
1c: to affix to (mail) a stamp or a marking indicating the payment of post
age 2: to enable to pass or go freely or easily - frank.er n
3. frank n 1a: the signature of the sender on a piece of franked mail
serving in place of a postage stamp 1b: a mark or stamp on a piece of mail
indicating postage paid 1c: a franked envelope 2: the privilege of
sending mail free of charge Frank \'frank\ n [ME, partly fr. OE Franca;
partly fr. OF Franc, fr. LL FrancusX, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG Franko
Frank, OE Franca : a member of a West Germanic people entering the Roman
provinces in A.d. 253, occupying the Netherlands and most of Gaul, and
establishing themselves along the Rhine