candor
[kan-der]
noun
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness: The candor of the speech impressed the audience.
freedom from bias; fairness; impartiality: to consider an issue with candor.
Obsolete. kindliness.
Obsolete. purity.
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simplicity, honesty, truthfulness, probity, sincerity, fairness, frankness, directness, veracity, impartiality, uprightness, openness, glasnost, ingenuousness, straightforwardness, guilelessness
Nearby words
- candlestick,
- candlewick,
- candlewood,
- candolle,
- candomblé,
- candour,
- candy,
- candy apple,
- candy ass,
- candy cane
Also especially British, can·dour.
Origin of candor
SYNONYMS FOR candor
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for candor
candor
"openness of mind, impartiality, frankness," c.1600, from Latin candor "purity, openness," originally "whiteness," from candere "to shine, to be white" (see candle). Borrowed earlier in English (c.1500) with the Latin literal sense "extreme whiteness."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper