Meanings
plural franknesses
- countableuncountableThe state of being frank; candour; honesty.
complete frankness
5 more examples
speak with frankness
a moment of frankness
She appreciated his frankness about the situation.
With disarming frankness, he admitted his mistakes.
[Karoline Leavitt] put a different spin on the remark. “I think everyone in this room should appreciate the frankness and the openness that you get from President Trump on a near-daily basis,” Ms. Leavitt told reporters during a briefing in the West Wing.
2025 November 20, Michael M. Grynbaum, quoting Karoline Leavitt, “Trump Calling Reporter ‘Piggy’ Was ‘Frankness,’ White House Says”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian искреност, прямота
- искреност (iskrenost)frankness
- прямота (prjamota)frankness
Czech upřímnost
- upřímnostfrankness
Dutch openhartigheid
- openhartigheidfrankness
French franchise
- franchisefrankness
German Offenheit, Freimut
- Offenheitfrankness
- Freimutfrankness
- Freimütigkeitfrankness
Hungarian őszinteség
- őszinteségfrankness
Irish oscailteacht
- oscailteachtfrankness
Italian franchezza
- franchezzafrankness
Portuguese franqueza
- franquezafrankness
Spanish franqueza
- franquezafrankness
Cite this entry
frankness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frankness
“frankness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frankness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frankness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frankness.
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