English → Latin
“frankness” in Latin
simplicitāssimplicity; plainness, frankness, openness; innocence, honesty, candor, integritysincēritāsintegrity, honesty; soundness, wholeness; moral purityingenuitāsThe condition of being free-born or noble; noble-mindedness, ingenuousness
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
frankness
animi candor (the purity of sentiment): simplicitas (straightforwardness): sinceritas (sincerity, openness): animus apertus (openness): ingenuitas (ingenuousness). To speak with frankness; Vid: FRANKLY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for frankness?
- The usual Latin words for “frankness” are simplicitās, sincēritās, ingenuitās. 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.