franknessn.

Brit.

/ˈfraŋknəs/, U.S.

/ˈfræŋknəs/

Etymology: < frank adj.² + -ness suffix.

The quality of being frank.

†1. Liberality, bounteousness, generosity. Also, luxuriance. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [noun] > liberality

freedomOE

custinessOE

largesse?c1225

freeshipa1250

franchisec1325

largitya1382

largenessa1387

liberalityc1390

bountya1400

honestya1400

freenessc1400

largec1400

liberalnessc1410

munificencec1425

plentyc1425

bounteousnessc1440

magnificencec1450

bountifulness1489

bountines1512

royalty1548

magnificency?c1550

munificency?c1550

free-heartedness1583

profuseness1584

bountihead1590

lavishness1590

frankness1591

ingenuousness1611

fruitfulnessa1616

generosity1634

open-handednessa1640

large-heartedness1640

communicativeness1653

unsparingness1818

free-handedness1860

big-heartedness1872

ungrudgingness1885

two-handedness1891

outgivingness1968

1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Largueza Franknes.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxii. 205 To take downe the franknesse of nature and to tame the wildnes of flesh.

1711 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 124 I requested that you might see it; which, with his usual Frankness, he readyly granted.

1738 S. Berington in tr. Mem. G. di Lucca Pref. p. vi Whether it be on account of their Power at Sea, or their Frankness in spending their Money.

1763 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting III. i. 37 He..kept a great table, and often pressed the king for money with a freedom which his majesty's own frankness indulged.

a. Freedom of address or manner; absence of disguise, reserve, or suspicion; candour, ingenuousness, openness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > straightforwardness or frankness

openness1605

open-heartedness1611

ingenuity1614

frankness1668

unreservedness1713

straightforwardness1805

yaefauldness1864

outrightness1865

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun] > frankness, straightforwardness

plainness1465

plain dealinga1529

freeness1548

roundness1557

ingenuity1614

apertness1618

downrightness1628

unconspiringness1661

frankness1668

even downa1679

undisguise1804

forthcomingness1808

undisguisedness1814

overtness1865

forthrightness1873

1668 W. Temple Let. to Sir O. Bridgman in Wks. (1731) II. 55 He would return my Frankness to him with the same to me.

1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 174. ⁋7 To expose the levities of frankness.

1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris iii. 34 The servants come with an air of frankness to assist him to alight.

1840 T. Arnold Hist. Rome II. 346 Fabius had experienced also the noble frankness of Decius' nature.

1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. xviii. 54 The King..implored his nephew to meet his overtures with the frankness with which they were made.

1875 A. Helps Secrecy in Ess. 53 That happy union of frankness and reserve..comes not by studying rules.

b. esp. in speech: Outspokenness. More fully, frankness of speech (in early use = ‘liberty of speech’).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun] > frankness, straightforwardness > specifically in speech

frankness1553

freedom1585

apertness1604

ingenuity1614

unreservedness1713

unreserve1717

candour1769

free-spokenness1858

1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. viii. f. 159 All libertie and franckenes of speache being taken away.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 30 The Other..declared, with a very unnecessary frankness, ‘that he would have no Friendship with him’.

1729 T. Cooke Tales 57 What from the Frankness of your Soul you say The Fool may tattel, and the Knave betray.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. 357 Profound dissimulation under the disguise of military frankness.

1823 C. Lamb Mod. Gallantry in Elia 185 She confessed, with her usual frankness, that she had no sort of dislike to his attentions.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxiv. 168 I shall offend them..by my frankness in stating this.

1886 Academy 30 Jan. 83/3 Certain roughnesses and franknesses of expression.

3. Freedom of artistic treatment.

ΚΠ

a1806 J. Barry in R. N. Wornum Lect. on Painting (1848) 221 A great work in fresco..requires..spirit, frankness, decision.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. v. 140 Two very distinguishing characters of vital imitation are, its Frankness and its Audacity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	frankness
释义	franknessn. Brit. /ˈfraŋknəs/, U.S. /ˈfræŋknəs/ Etymology: < frank adj.² + -ness suffix. The quality of being frank. †1. Liberality, bounteousness, generosity. Also, luxuriance. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [noun] > liberality freedomOE custinessOE largesse?c1225 freeshipa1250 franchisec1325 largitya1382 largenessa1387 liberalityc1390 bountya1400 honestya1400 freenessc1400 largec1400 liberalnessc1410 munificencec1425 plentyc1425 bounteousnessc1440 magnificencec1450 bountifulness1489 bountines1512 royalty1548 magnificency?c1550 munificency?c1550 free-heartedness1583 profuseness1584 bountihead1590 lavishness1590 frankness1591 ingenuousness1611 fruitfulnessa1616 generosity1634 open-handednessa1640 large-heartedness1640 communicativeness1653 unsparingness1818 free-handedness1860 big-heartedness1872 ungrudgingness1885 two-handedness1891 outgivingness1968 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Largueza Franknes. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxxii. 205 To take downe the franknesse of nature and to tame the wildnes of flesh. 1711 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 124 I requested that you might see it; which, with his usual Frankness, he readyly granted. 1738 S. Berington in tr. Mem. G. di Lucca Pref. p. vi Whether it be on account of their Power at Sea, or their Frankness in spending their Money. 1763 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting III. i. 37 He..kept a great table, and often pressed the king for money with a freedom which his majesty's own frankness indulged. 2. a. Freedom of address or manner; absence of disguise, reserve, or suspicion; candour, ingenuousness, openness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [noun] > straightforwardness or frankness openness1605 open-heartedness1611 ingenuity1614 frankness1668 unreservedness1713 straightforwardness1805 yaefauldness1864 outrightness1865 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun] > frankness, straightforwardness plainness1465 plain dealinga1529 freeness1548 roundness1557 ingenuity1614 apertness1618 downrightness1628 unconspiringness1661 frankness1668 even downa1679 undisguise1804 forthcomingness1808 undisguisedness1814 overtness1865 forthrightness1873 1668 W. Temple Let. to Sir O. Bridgman in Wks. (1731) II. 55 He would return my Frankness to him with the same to me. 1751 S. Johnson Rambler No. 174. ⁋7 To expose the levities of frankness. 1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris iii. 34 The servants come with an air of frankness to assist him to alight. 1840 T. Arnold Hist. Rome II. 346 Fabius had experienced also the noble frankness of Decius' nature. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) IV. xviii. 54 The King..implored his nephew to meet his overtures with the frankness with which they were made. 1875 A. Helps Secrecy in Ess. 53 That happy union of frankness and reserve..comes not by studying rules. b. esp. in speech: Outspokenness. More fully, frankness of speech (in early use = ‘liberty of speech’). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [noun] > frankness, straightforwardness > specifically in speech frankness1553 freedom1585 apertness1604 ingenuity1614 unreservedness1713 unreserve1717 candour1769 free-spokenness1858 1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. viii. f. 159 All libertie and franckenes of speache being taken away. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 30 The Other..declared, with a very unnecessary frankness, ‘that he would have no Friendship with him’. 1729 T. Cooke Tales 57 What from the Frankness of your Soul you say The Fool may tattel, and the Knave betray. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. 357 Profound dissimulation under the disguise of military frankness. 1823 C. Lamb Mod. Gallantry in Elia 185 She confessed, with her usual frankness, that she had no sort of dislike to his attentions. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxiv. 168 I shall offend them..by my frankness in stating this. 1886 Academy 30 Jan. 83/3 Certain roughnesses and franknesses of expression. 3. Freedom of artistic treatment. ΚΠ a1806 J. Barry in R. N. Wornum Lect. on Painting (1848) 221 A great work in fresco..requires..spirit, frankness, decision. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. v. 140 Two very distinguishing characters of vital imitation are, its Frankness and its Audacity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1553
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