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frankness

DEFINITIONS OF: frankness

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n the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Synonyms:
candidness, candor, candour, directness, forthrightness
Types:
ingenuousness
openly straightforward or frank
artlessness
ingenuousness by virtue of being free from artful deceit
Type of:
honestness, honesty
the quality of being honest

n the trait of being blunt and outspoken

Synonyms:
outspokenness
Types:
bluffness
good-natured frankness
Type of:
communicativeness
the trait of being communicative
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