candour

US candor

/ (ˈkændə) /

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noun

the quality of being open and honest; frankness

fairness; impartiality

obsolete purity or brightness

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Word Origin for candour

C17: from Latin candor, from candēre to be white, shine

Words nearby candour

C & M, can-do, Candolle, Candomblé, candor, candour, can do with, C and W, candy, candy apple, candy ass

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How to use candour in a sentence

In fact, he says, with great candour and courage, that the early Bible conception of God is one which we cannot now accept.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Mr. Pope greatly admired candour, and indeed I found myself that candour always told with the Committees.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Truth, candour, courage and enthusiasm marked his character in a high degree.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
During the ingenuous apologia pro vita sua Miss Anne regarded him with her honest candour.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

Fortunately, childhood is protected by a resisting candour, by an enamel over which all impurities glide.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet