1. frankness(n = noun.attribute) candidness, candor, candour, directness, forthrightness - the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech; Array
is a kind of honestness, honesty
has particulars: ingenuousness
Derived form adjective frank1
2. frankness(n = noun.attribute) outspokenness - the trait of being blunt and outspoken; Array
is a kind of communicativeness
has particulars: bluffness
Derived form adjective frank1
The quality of being frank; candor; openess; ingenuousness; fairness; liberality. [1913 Webster]