frankness
Example Sentences
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Portraits come in many incarnations—the rigorous realism of Holbein, the rococo elegance of Gainsborough, the harsh frankness of Lucian Freud, to name just a few.
A tall, lean man with a disarming frankness and fearlessness, Mr. Vlasov, an electrical engineer in Ulan-Ude, posted a graphic from an opposition website illustrating the war’s toll.
From New York Times
That means you've got to start talking about what you like and don't like — and what exotic adventures you'd like to try — with warmth, plainspoken frankness and humor.
From Salon
That frankness speaks to a clarity and focus that are sorely needed on a board mired in timidity and inertia.
From Seattle Times
A notable exception, however, was what my grandmother referred to with unembellished frankness as her "cucumbers and sour cream."
From Salon
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