candour

US candor

/ (ˈkændə) /

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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Example sentences from the Web for candour

"Yes," the other lady admitted, candour and natural goodness of heart getting the better alike of resentment and diplomacy.
The Far Horizon|Lucas Malet
Nor can any stretch of candour make us admit it to be probable, that all who pretended a belief of it did seriously entertain it.
A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second|Charles James Fox
And if you have written your best, let it be ever so bad, what can any man of candour and integrity require more from you?
My Novel, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
He received the message with as much amazement at their candour, as indignation at his physician's treachery.
Pinnock's Improved Edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome|Oliver Goldsmith

How could any one doubt the candour of those star like eyes, thought Cyril.
Who?|Elizabeth Kent

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