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 Definitions of FRANK  [æŋk, frɑŋk]  

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Definition of 'FRANK' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) frank
direct and unreserved in speech:
frank criticism.

2.  frank
lacking inhibition or subterfuge:
frank curiosity.

3.  frank
unmistakable; clinically evident:
frank blood.

4. (n.) frank
a stamp, printed marking, or signature on a piece of mail indicating that postal charges have been paid.

5. (v.t.) frank
to mark (mail) for transmission by virtue of a frank.

6.  frank
to enable to pass or go freely.

7.  frank
to facilitate the comings and goings of (a person).

8. (n.) frank
a frankfurter.

9. (n.) Frank
a member of a confederation of Germanic peoples living on the right bank of the lower Rhine in the 3rd century a.d. and by the 6th century ruling most of what is now France, the Low Countries, and W Germany.

10.  Frank
an inhabitant of the early medieval polities founded by the Franks.

11.  Frank
(now in historical contexts) any native of W Europe.

12. (n.) Frank
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.


Definition of 'FRANK' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Frank
a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century

2. (adj) frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie
a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

3. (adj) blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
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"

4. (verb) frank
clearly manifest; evident
"frank enjoyment"

5. (verb) postmark, frank
stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing

6. (verb) frank
exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks


Definition of 'FRANK' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) frank
honest about what you are thinking
a frank discussion


Definition of 'FRANK' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) FRANK
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 free of postage

2. (adj) FRANK
a member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France

3. (adj) FRANK
a native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant

4. (adj) FRANK
a French coin. See Franc

5. (noun) FRANK
a pigsty

6. (noun) FRANK
the common heron; -- so called from its note

7. (noun) FRANK
unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free

8. (noun) FRANK
free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved; using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature, conversation, manner, etc

9. (noun) FRANK
liberal; generous; profuse

10. (noun) FRANK
unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense

11. (verb) FRANK
to shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten

12. (verb) FRANK
to send by public conveyance free of expense

13. (verb) FRANK
to extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc


Translation of 'FRANK' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: saying or showing openly what is in one's mind; honest
a frank person; a frank reply.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: reguit Arabic flag Arabic: صَريح Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: искрен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: franco Czech flag Czech: upřímný German flag German: offen
Danish flag Danish: åbenhjertig Greek flag Greek: ειλικρινής Spanish flag Spanish: franco
Estonian flag Estonian: aval, avameelne Farsi flag Farsi: بی شیله پیله Finnish flag Finnish: vilpitön
French flag French: franc Hebrew flag Hebrew: גְלוּי-לֵב Hindi flag Hindi: स्पष्टवादी, सरल
Croatian flag Croatian: iskren, otvoren Hungarian flag Hungarian: őszinte Indonesian flag Indonesian: terus-terang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hreinskilinn Italian flag Italian: franco Japanese flag Japanese: 率直な
Korean flag Korean: 솔직한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: atviras Latvian flag Latvian: atklāts; vaļsirdīgs
Malay flag Malay: terus-terang Dutch flag Dutch: openhartig Norwegian flag Norwegian: åpen(hjertig), oppriktig,
Polish flag Polish: szczery Persian flag Persian: بی شیله پیله Pashto flag Pashto: روک
Portuguese flag Portuguese: franco Romanian flag Romanian: franc, deschis; sincer Russian flag Russian: откровенный
Slovak flag Slovak: úprimný, priamy, obnovený Slovenian flag Slovenian: odkritosrčen Serbian flag Serbian: iskren
Swedish flag Swedish: rättfram, uppriktig Thai flag Thai: เปิดเผย Turkish flag Turkish: samimî, dürüst
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 直率的,老實的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: щирий, відвертий Urdu flag Urdu: بے تکلف، صاف صاف
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thành thật Chinese flag Chinese: 直率的,老实的

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