frank
English
/fɹæŋk/
adj
Definitions
- honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.
- (medicine) unmistakable, clinically obvious, self-evident
- (obsolete) Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free.
- (obsolete) Liberal; generous; profuse.
- (obsolete) Unrestrained; loose; licentious.
Etymology
Derived from Old French franc (free, sincere, genuine).
Origin
Old French
franc
Gloss
free, sincere, genuine
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- frankable English
- franker English
- frankly English
- frankness English
- franksome English
- over English
- overfrank English
- unfrank English
- unfrankable English
- unfrankly English
- unfrankness English
- Franc Latin
- Francus Latin
- Francus, francus Latin
- *frankô Proto-Germanic
- Franc Irish
- إفرنجي Arabic
- إفرنجي, إِفْرَنْج Arabic
- franc Old French
- franchise Old French
- فرنگ Persian
- فرنگی Persian
- franc Norman
- franc Middle High German
- franc Middle French