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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfranchise
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fran-sheez
"Sa franchise a été appréciée lors de la réunion."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being open, honest, and direct in speech or writing.
"Her frankness in discussing her opinions made the meeting more productive." - 2
A lack of concealment or pretense; straightforwardness.
"He appreciated her frankness about the challenges they faced."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'frank', originating from Old French 'franc', meaning free or sincere, ultimately tracing back to the Germanic tribal name Franks. The suffix '-ness' is of Old English origin, added to adjectives to form abstract nouns denoting a state or quality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Frankness" is said worldwide
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franchise
Transliteration: fran-sheez
"Sa franchise a été appréciée lors de la réunion."
Offenheit
Transliteration: Offen-hite
"Seine Offenheit wurde in der Diskussion geschätzt."
franchezza
Transliteration: fran-ket-za
"La sua franchezza ha reso la conversazione più chiara."
franqueza
Transliteration: fran-keh-tha
"Su franqueza fue muy valorada en la reunión."
franqueza
Transliteration: fran-keh-za
"A franqueza dela foi admirada por todos."
ईमानदारी
Transliteration: imaan-daari
"उसकी ईमानदारी की सभी ने सराहना की।"
坦率
Transliteration: tǎn shuài
"她的坦率让讨论更加顺畅。"
솔직함
Transliteration: sol-jik-ham
"그녀의 솔직함은 회의를 더 생산적으로 만들었다."
率直さ
Transliteration: sotsukosa
"彼女の率直さは会議をより生産的にした。"
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