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frankness

American  
[frangk-nis] / ˈfræŋk nɪs /

noun

  1. plainness of speech; candor; openness.


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Origin of frankness

First recorded in 1545–55; frank 1 + -ness

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Frankness isn’t a flaw, and it will help your daughter in the long run that she doesn’t have to untangle a knot of metaphors and tall tales in order to conceptualize death.

From Slate • Oct. 8, 2018

Frankness, however, is an unusual attribute in the Washington corridors of power.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2014

Opening gun of the late Mr. Bok's campaign was fired in March 1906, in an editorial headed "Frankness With Children."

From Time Magazine Archive

Frankness, said the President of the U.S. last week to the Canadian Parliament, "is a measure of friendship."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Frankness is sometimes irksome to both speaker and listener," said the girl, turning her dark eyes upon me steadily.

From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Bindloss, Harold