frank
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1. frank - Noun
2. frank - Adjective
3. frank - Verb
4. frank - Adjective Satellite
5. Frank - Proper noun
Meaning
A pigsty.
To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.
The common heron; -- so called from its note.
Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free.
Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved; using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature, conversation, manner, etc.
Liberal; generous; profuse.
Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.
To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
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.
A member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France.
A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant.
A French coin. See Franc.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.
I'm sure Obama is an atheist, I'm sure Kennedy was an atheist, but I doubt if Pope Frank is.
One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.
The idea of African brotherhood is often just a cover-up for laziness. We must see what is achievable in our circumstances and evaluate all decisions. In terms of regional economic integration, sentimentality is not enough. We really have to be frank and honest.