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Meanings of frankness in English
The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech.
Synonyms
Examples for "outspokenness"
Examples for "outspokenness"
1
She had been saved by the fearless outspokenness of the local Press.
2
Bates followed, and evoked a snigger by the outspokenness of blunt Sussex.
3
What I object to is your impulsiveness, your outspokenness with the people.
4
He condemns Swift for his coarseness and praises Johnson for his outspokenness.
5
Any kind of outspokenness is better to be endured than silent offense.
Usage of frankness in English
1
I liked her face; I liked her voice; I liked her frankness.
2
Again the girl was deceived by the apparent frankness of the Belgian.
3
He is the frankest, most outspoken of writers; and that very frankness.
4
The officer of the Surete knit his brows, and with frankness replied:
5
He possesses a mundane frankness and a social intrepidity which challenge admiration.
6
Her countenance expressed candour and frankness of disposition in a remarkable degree.
7
His wholesome frankness disarmed ill-natured opponents; his generosity made them fast friends.
8
But it's the frankness of the sex talk which sets them apart.
9
There is something in tobacco that makes frankness a matter of course.
10
She blows hot and cold, he confided in a burst of frankness.
11
This is one of the great advantages of plain dealing and frankness.
12
If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness.
13
At any rate, frankness is the saving quality of the modern note.
14
He spoke with a simple frankness that was meant to be disarming.
15
The independence and frankness of age might not be becoming to them.
16
With her usual frankness she spoke the truth as she saw it.
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Frankness across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare