frankness
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- prefrankness noun
Etymology
Origin of frankness
Example Sentences
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“There was a frankness in my Uncle Toby,” says Tristram, “which let you at once into his soul.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Portraits come in many incarnations—the rigorous realism of Holbein, the rococo elegance of Gainsborough, the harsh frankness of Lucian Freud, to name just a few.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
It was that honesty and frankness, combined with his biting touch, that made Stephen Colbert such a TV icon.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2025
Her frankness can be touching, including when she says it’s better when her troubled son doesn’t come by, because it means he doesn’t need anything.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025
One thing I liked immediately about Shorty was his frankness.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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