frankly

1. 1.

   (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

   “honestly, I don't believe it”

   “candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience”

   “frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn”

   Synonymshonestlycandidly

   intensifier

Questions about frankly

What does frankly mean?

frankly means "(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that".

How many syllables are in frankly?

frankly has 2 syllables: fran-kly. The stress falls on "fran". In IPA it is /ˈfɹæŋkli/.

What is another word for frankly?

Close synonyms include honestly, candidly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.