candour

/ ˈkændə /

noun

1. the quality of being open and honest; frankness
2. fairness; impartiality
3. obsolete.
   purity or brightness

Word History and Origins

Origin of candour¹

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

Example Sentences

In fact, he says, with great candour and courage, that the early Bible conception of God is one which we cannot now accept.

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Mr. Pope greatly admired candour, and indeed I found myself that candour always told with the Committees.

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Truth, candour, courage and enthusiasm marked his character in a high degree.

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During the ingenuous apologia pro vita sua Miss Anne regarded him with her honest candour.

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Fortunately, childhood is protected by a resisting candour, by an enamel over which all impurities glide.

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