2022-01-07
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน – Set – C – candid & frank
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง candid = “KAN-did”
ออกเสียง frank = “FRANGK”
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
Candid & frank
These terms mean
“open,” “sincere,” “without reservation,” “straightforward.”
Thus we may speak of a “frank statement” or “a candid reply,”
meaning something that is without disguise, pretense, or reserve.
Candid derived from a Latin term meaning “to glow,”
is less blunt in meaning than frank;
a candid remark is less outspoken
and perhaps more tactful than a frank one,
but the meanings of these terms are normally interchangeable.
Approximate synonyms include
open, unrestrained, uninhibited, and outspoken.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
Candid =
frank, ingenuous, outspoken; open and sincere; informal; unposed:
a candid snapshot;
Not to be confused with:
Candied; incrusted with sugar: candied fruit;
prepared by cooking in sugar: candied yams;
flattering: candied words
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR FRANK
Frank, candid, open, outspoken
imply a freedom and boldness in speaking.
Frank is applied to one unreserved in expressing the truth
and to one's real opinions and sentiments:
a frank analysis of a personal problem.
Candid suggests that one is sincere and truthful
or impartial and fair in judgment,
sometimes unpleasantly so:
a candid expression of opinion.
Open implies a lack of reserve or of concealment:
open antagonism.
Outspoken applies to a person
who expresses himself or herself freely,
even when this is inappropriate:
an outspoken and unnecessary show of disapproval.
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MORE ABOUT FRANK
What does frank mean?
Frank is used to describe something that is honest and straightforward,
especially in speech,
as in
The fashion show judge gave frank criticism to every contestant, even if they didn’t want it.
Frank can also be used to describe something
that is direct and undisguised,
as in
My teacher was frank with me, saying bluntly that I had failed the course.
Although used rarely, frank also refers to a mark put on letters
or packages to signal they should be shipped for free.
In the United States,
franks are reserved for members of Congress
and other high-ranking government officials.
Frank can be used as a verb to mean
to mark the mail as special,
as in
The post office has strict rules when it comes to franking mail for free delivery.
Related to this sense,
frank can mean to give free passage to a person,
as in
The diplomat was franked through the military checkpoint.
Example:
The ballet teacher’s advice was frank, but the blunt criticism was very helpful to the rising star.
Where does frank come from?
The first records of frank come from around 1250.
It comes from the Late Latin francus,
meaning “free.”
Interestingly, this word comes from the Germanic Franks,
a group of Germanic peoples who lived in what is now Germany
and France around 400.
The name of the modern country of France
is based on the name of these peoples.
In the most commonly used meaning today,
frank means someone is freely stating something
or metaphorically freeing something by not hiding it.
Frank is used similarly to
words like blunt, open, candid, and outspoken.
These words often mean
a person is being honest even when it is rude to do so
or when the truth is going to hurt.
Typically, you will hear phrases like
“I’m going to be frank with you” or
“To be frank …”
when someone wants to warn you
that they are about to share an honest
—and most likely unpleasant—opinion or fact.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for candid & frank
FRANK, CANDID, OPEN, PLAIN.
mean showingwillingness to tell what one feels or thinks.
FRANK, stresses lack of shyness
or secretiveness
or of evasiveness from considerations of tact or expedience.
frank discussions
CANDID, suggests expression marked by sincerity and honesty
especially in offering unwelcome criticism or opinion.
a candid appraisal
OPEN, impliesfrankness but suggests more indiscretion than FRANK,
and less earnestness than CANDID.
open in saying what they think
PLAIN, suggests outspokenness and freedom
from affectation orsubtlety in expression.
plain talk
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Did you know?
The word frank comes from the name of the Franks,
a West Germanic people who lived long ago.
In the early Middle Ages the Franks were in power in France.
(It was from them that the country got its name, in Latin Francia.)
The Franks eventually merged with the earlier Gaulish
and Roman inhabitants, and their name (Francus in Latin)
lost its ethnic sense and referred to any inhabitant of Francia
who was free, that is, not a slave or bondman.
As an adjective, francus came to mean simply “free.”
From the English adjective frank, which means “free”or “forthright,”
we get the verb frank, which means
“to mark mail with an official sign so that it may be mailed free.”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
The Many Shades of Candid
It is interesting that candid,
which has the original meaning in English of “white,”
should have so many colors of meaning.
The word comes from the French candide,
which is from the Latin candidus (“bright, white”).
Candid is not often used to mean “white” these days,
and has shed another of its older meanings, “clear, pure.”
Many of its current meanings are concerned with
forms of honesty and forthrightness.
It may refer to the indication or suggestion of
sincere honesty (“her candid eyes”),
or to something being marked by honest expression (“a candid talk”).
However, it also carries the meaning of bluntness
(or “disposed to criticize severely”),
as well as “free from bias, prejudice, or malice.”
The most recent sense it has taken on
is in the vocabulary of photography:
“relating to orbeing photography of subjects
acting naturally or spontaneously without being posed.”
