FRANK
What does "FRANK" mean?
Open and honest in speech, even when the truth is unwelcome.
Meanings
- Candid and direct in what one says, holding nothing back. To be frank, I never expected the plan to work.
- To mark a piece of mail so it may be sent free of charge. Members of Congress can frank official letters to constituents. technical
- A frankfurter or hot dog. He grilled a dozen franks for the cookout. informal
Did you know?
- The everyday word 'frank' and the country name 'France' share one origin: the Franks, a Germanic people whose name signalled the freedom that only they held under Frankish rule.
Word origin
From the Franks, the Germanic people who ruled Gaul; under Frankish rule only Franks held full freedom, so 'frank' came to mean free, and later free-spoken and candid.
Remember it
A FRANK friend is FRee and ANK-le deep in the truth — they tell it straight.
A little poem
He said the thing no one would say,
and the room went quiet in the wake -
a window opened, the smoke pulled away.
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Wordplay
- I asked the butcher to be honest about the sausages. He gave me his frank opinion.
What it teaches
Candor costs comfort now and buys trust later; people forgive the blunt long before they forgive the flatterer.
Quick facts
What does FRANK mean?
Open and honest in speech, even when the truth is unwelcome.
Is FRANK a valid word?
Yes — FRANK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FRANK?
FRANK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does FRANK come from?
From the Franks, the Germanic people who ruled Gaul; under Frankish rule only Franks held full freedom, so 'frank' came to mean free, and later free-spoken and candid.
What can FRANK teach us?
Candor costs comfort now and buys trust later; people forgive the blunt long before they forgive the flatterer.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.