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say it: frangk
frank is a noun, verb and adjective meaning "a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century". It is pronounced /ˈfɹæŋk/ — frangk. It carries 6 recorded senses.
a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
“blunt talking and straight shooting”
“a blunt New England farmer”
“I gave them my candid opinion”
“forthright criticism”
“a forthright approach to the problem”
“tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank”
“it is possible to be outspoken without being rude”
“plainspoken and to the point”
“a point-blank accusation”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for frank come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.