frankly
Syllables: frank·lyUK/fɹæŋkli/
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British/ˈfɹaŋklɪj/
frankly adverb: in a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.
Adverb
frankly (comparative franklier or more frankly, superlative frankliest or most frankly)
- In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.
- to speak frankly
- He spoke frankly about the economy.
- Synonyms:
- candidly, forthcomingly, honestly, truthfully, bluntly, outright, earnestly, for real, for realsies, genuinely
- In truth, to tell the truth.
- Most of what they said was, frankly, a pack of lies.
- Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.1939, Gone with the Wind, spoken by Rhett Butler (Clark Gable)
- To a degree large enough as to be plainly evident.
- frankly septic
- frankly psychotic
frankly meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
frankly in Tamil
- வாய்விட்டு
frankly in Urdu
- صاف گوئی سے
frankly in Bengali
- frankly, without hiding anything
- অকপটে ôkôpôṭe
- frankly, sincerely, open-heartedly
- অকপটচিত্তে okopoṭcitte
frankly in Malayalam
- to be honest, to be frank, to tell you the truth
- തുറന്നുപറഞ്ഞാൽ, സത്യസന്ധമായി പറഞ്ഞാൽ, സത്യം പറയുകയാണെങ്കിൽ, സത്യം പറഞ്ഞാൽ, അകെെതവമായി, നേരുപറയാമല്ലോ
- plainly, candidly, directly
- ഒളിക്കാതെ, കപടമില്ലാതെ, മറയില്ലാതെ, കലവറയില്ലാതെ, അമായം, നിഷ്കെെതവം
More languagesFewer languages
- frankly in Arabic
- بِصَراحة biṣarāḥa
- frankly in Indonesian
- sejujurnya
Examples of frankly in a sentence
- Frankly, this wood's so strong that sandpaper won't touch it.
- He was a bit reckless and frankly we were nervous about riding with him in that big old sled of his, a Cadillac with a V-8.
- “They’re here every winter, so frankly, we should be talking about those rather than HKU5,” Greninger said.
Synonyms of frankly
- candidly
- forthcomingly
- honestly
- truthfully
- bluntly
- outright
- earnestly
- for real
- for realsies
- genuinely
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- legitimately
- no cap
- openly
- simply
- sincerely
- singly
- straight up
- truly
- as a matter of fact
- to be frank
- truth to tell
- above a bit
- actually
- all things considered
- certainly
- come to think of it
- de facto
- definitely
- de jure
- fact is
- in actuality
- in all honesty
- indubitably
- in fact
- in point of fact
- in reality
- in truth
- indeed
- literally
- not gonna lie
Forms of frankly
| comparative | franklier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more frankly |
| superlative | frankliest |
| superlative | most frankly |
Origin of frankly
From frank + -ly.
Questions about frankly
- What does frankly mean?
- Frankly means in a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.
- What is frankly in Tamil?
- Frankly in Tamil is வாய்விட்டு. See Frankly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is frankly?
- Frankly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce frankly?
- Frankly is pronounced /fɹæŋkli/ (UK).
Words near frankly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: frankly (page history and authors); frankly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); frankly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অকপটচিত্তে (Bengali) (page history and authors); frankly (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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