frankness
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- prefrankness noun
Etymology
Origin of frankness
Example Sentences
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Billops’s questions to Van Der Zee give shape to the book’s narrative, and the subject’s frankness charms his dialogue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Judge John Woosley ruled that in “ ‘Ulysses,’ in spite of its unusual frankness, I do not detect anywhere the leer of the sensualist.”
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2025
But there’s a frankness to “Running With the Wolves” that’s refreshing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 24, 2025
Doris was known for her frankness, as well as for refusing to make the salad for Neil the Baby's christening.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025
The message had been delivered with a resounding, brutal frankness: Voters had elected her husband and not her.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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