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frank

/fɹæŋk/

noun

Meaning

  • Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).

  • The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.

verb

Meaning

  • 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.

adjective

Meaning

  • 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.

  • Liberal; generous; profuse.

  • Unrestrained; loose; licentious.