English → Latin
“frankly” in Latin
libetto be pleasing; to be agreeablesincērusclean, pure, sound; uninjured, whole; real, naturalcandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautifulvērustrue, real, actual (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct); true, genuine (not counterfeisimplexsingle; simple, plain, uncompounded; pure, unmixedaperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear; to make visible, discover, show, reveal, lay open; to unclose, open, break
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
frankly
libere: sincere: candide: vere: simpliciter: aperte: sine fraude; sine dolo; sincera fide; ex animo; ex animi sententia. [SYN. in FRANK.] To confess (anything) frankly, aperte et ingenue confiteri: to speak frankly, loqui sincere, sine dolo or fraude: I will tell you frankly what I think, quid ipse sentiam, vere, ingenue, aperte, ex animi sententia dicam: to speak or say (anything) frankly, libere dicere: to speak frankly (as inserted in a sentence apologetically), ne mentiar; si quaeris (or quasritis, etc.), si verum scire vis; ut ingenue or aperte dicam: to declare (anything) frankly to anybody, alicui aperte, quod sentio, loqui (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for frankly?
- The usual Latin words for “frankly” are libet, sincērus, candidus; also vērus, simplex, aperiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.