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Added 9 October 2026

frank

/fɹæŋk/ adjective

In Latin: apertus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about frank at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.
May I be frank with you?
Unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident.
The research probes whether treating pre-diabetes with metformin can prevent progression to frank diabetes.
Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free.

noun

Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).
The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.

verb

To place a frank on an envelope.
To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
To send by public conveyance free of expense.

noun

A hot dog or sausage.
Buy a package of franks for the barbecue.

Origin

From Middle English frank, from Old French franc (“free”), in turn from the name of an early Germanic confederation, the Franks, from Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“javelin, spear”). Doublet of Frank, franc, and farang.

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