フランクfuranku

1. na-adjectivefrank; candid

• Synonym率直そっちょくNeutralFrank and direct in what you say, as in 「率直な意見」; common in writing too. More formal than the loanword 「フランク」 and does not stress an easygoing manner.
• SynonymストレートNeutralLoanword for going straight to the point without beating around the bush, as in 「ストレートに言う」; also covers other senses like a straight pitch or straight wins.
• Synonym単刀直入たんとうちょくにゅうNeutralFour-character idiom for cutting straight to the point, as in 「単刀直入に聞く」; describes how one speaks rather than an easygoing attitude.
• Synonym正直しょうじきNeutralVery common everyday word for honesty, stressing that one does not lie, as in 「正直に話す」; it does not stress an easygoing manner.
• SynonymざっくばらんCasualColloquial for holding nothing back and talking freely, as in 「ざっくばらんに話す」; even more informal and unceremonious than 「フランク」.
• Related直接的ちょくせつてきNeutralMeans direct in the sense of involving no intermediary, as in 「直接的な原因」; it does not stress a friendly manner.
• RelatedダイレクトNeutralLoanword for direct routes or channels, as in 「ダイレクトメール」; not used of a person's manner.
• Related真正直ましょうじきWrittenWritten/formal and rare; describes a thoroughly honest character rather than an easygoing manner.
• Related真っ正直まっしょうじきCasualColloquial emphatic form, also rare; suggests artless, almost naive honesty about never lying, not an easygoing manner.
• Related真率しんそつWrittenWritten/formal and rare for sincere frankness; in everyday speech 「率直」 is used instead. Carries no nuance of easygoing warmth.
• Related直截ちょくせつWrittenWritten/formal for clear-cut, easy-to-follow expression, as in 「直截な表現」; describes wording, not a person's manner.
• Related簡明直截かんめいちょくせつWrittenFour-character idiom, written/formal, for simple and direct expression; not used of an easygoing way of treating people.
• Antonym堅苦しいかたくるしいNeutralAntonym: stiff and formal, unable to relax, as in 「堅苦しい挨拶」 — the opposite of 「フランク」's easygoing informality.
• AntonymよそよそしいNeutralAntonym: distant and cold, treating someone like a stranger — the opposite of 「フランク」's easygoing, unceremonious openness.

Use 「フランク」 for an easygoing, informal manner, as in 「フランクに話しかける」. For frank, direct speech choose 「率直」; for holding nothing back, 「ざっくばらん」. 「ストレート」 and 「単刀直入」 stress going straight to the point; 「直接的」 and 「ダイレクト」 mean direct in route or cause; 「正直」 and the rare 「真正直」「真っ正直」「真率」 stress honesty; 「直截」「簡明直截」 describe clear wording. Antonyms: 「余所余所しい」, 「堅苦しい」.

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1. 率直そっちょくなさま。ざっくばらんなさま。