frankness
/ˈfɹæŋknɛs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "complete frankness"
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English frank Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English frankness From frank + -ness.