Sixth letter in the alphabet is F, F for frank and F for frivolous, a letter for all seasons.
Farraginous: consisting of a confusing mixture, orig. of grains for cattle feed (cf. Farrago); jumbled; messy; heterogenous [L. far “spelt” (ie, grain)]
Favonian: pertaining to the west wind (esp mild, gentle) [L. fovēre “to warm”]. cf. Zephyr.
Flâneur: a man who saunters around observing society; a stroller (fem: approx comparable to Flaneuse). [Old Norse. flana (“to wander with no purpose)]
Flexiloquent: speaking evasively or ambiguously [L. flexibilis (“that may be bent”) + -loquēns (“speaking”; “talking”)]
Florilegium: an anthology esp excerpts of a larger work; collection of flowers [L. flos (“flower” +-legere (“to gather”)]
Frotteur: a person who derives sexual gratification—Frottage—thru contact with the clothed body of another person in a crowd [Fr. frotter (“to rub”)]
Funambulist/Funambulator: a tightrope walker; an acrobat who performs balancing acts on a taut, horizontal rope (also known as an Equilibrist [L. funis (“rope”) + -ambulare (“to walk”)]
Futilitarian: a person devoted to futile pursuits; one who believes that human striving is futile [(19th neologism, a portmanteau word formed from blending “futile” and “utilitarian”]
Fysigunkus: a person devoid of curiosity [Scot. Eng, (19th. origin unknown]
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