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frankness

/ˈfɹæŋknɛs/

frankness noun: the state of being frank; candour; honesty.

Noun

frankness (countable and uncountable, plural franknesses)

  1. The state of being frank; candour; honesty.
    • complete frankness
    • speak with frankness

frankness meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

frankness in Tamil

வெளிப்படை, களங்கமின்மை, கபடமின்மை

frankness in Urdu

بےتکلفی, کھرا پن, کشدہ دلی, سادگی, صاف گوئی

frankness in Bengali

frankness, candour
অকপটতা ôkôpôṭôta

Examples of frankness in a sentence

  • a moment of frankness
  • She appreciated his frankness about the situation.
  • With disarming frankness, he admitted his mistakes.
  • “I think everyone in this room should appreciate the frankness and the openness that you get from President Trump on a near-daily basis,” Ms.2025 November 20, Michael M. Grynbaum, quoting Karoline Leavitt, “Trump Calling Reporter ‘Piggy’ Was ‘Frankness,’ White House Says”, in The...

Forms of frankness

pluralfranknesses

Origin of frankness

From frank + -ness.

Questions about frankness

What does frankness mean?
Frankness means the state of being frank; candour; honesty.
What is frankness in Tamil?
Frankness in Tamil is வெளிப்படை, களங்கமின்மை, கபடமின்மை. See Frankness meaning in Tamil.
How do you use frankness in a sentence?
a moment of frankness
What part of speech is frankness?
Frankness is a noun.
How do you pronounce frankness?
Frankness is pronounced /ˈfɹæŋknɛs/.
What is the plural of frankness?
The plural of frankness is franknesses.

Words near frankness in the dictionary

  1. frankly
  2. Franklyn
  3. Franklyns
  4. frankmarriage
  5. frankmarriages
  6. frankness
  7. franknesses
  8. Franko
  9. Frankos
  10. Frankowski
  11. Frankowskis

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Adapted from Wiktionary: frankness (page history and authors); frankness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); frankness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অকপটতা (Bengali) (page history and authors). 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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