From the English adjective frank, which means “free” or “forthright,” we get the verb frank, which means “to mark mail with an official sign so that it may be mailed free.”
If someone is frank, they state or express things in an open and honest way. They had a frank discussion about the issue. You can talk frankly to me. He now frankly admits that much of his former playboy lifestyle was superficial. The reaction to his frankness was hostile.
FRANK definition: 1. honest, sincere, and telling the truth, even when this might be awkward or make other people…. Learn more.
Frank: Directed by Lenny Abrahamson. With Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Moira Brooker. Jon, a young wanna-be musician, discovers he's bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.
To be frank is to be honest. Also, it's a hot dog. Eating a frank at the ballpark is, to be frank, an all-American experience. If you're open, honest, and candid, you're frank — that can mean refreshing honesty or too much information. Frank also has some lesser known uses.
Frank, literally, free; the freedom may be in regard to one's own opinions, which is the same as openness, or in regard to things belonging to others, where the freedom may go so far as to be unpleasant, or it may disregard conventional ideas as to reticence.
FRANK definition: direct and unreserved in speech; straightforward; sincere. See examples of frank used in a sentence.