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frankness

noun as in openness

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But there’s a frankness to “Running With the Wolves” that’s refreshing.

She, too, counseled frankness regarding price—though she acknowledged, ruefully, that she has encountered sommeliers who judge customers based on how much they want to spend.

“With his unconventional frankness and tenderness, he drew out people’s hidden qualities.”

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"But we need to say with frankness and clarity, that this policy of the Israeli government in Gaza is unacceptable and morally we cannot justify it."

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Doris was known for her frankness, as well as for refusing to make the salad for Neil the Baby's christening.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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