Candor Definition

kăndər
noun
Sharp honesty or frankness in expressing oneself.
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The quality of being fair and unprejudiced; impartiality.
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Whiteness.
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Purity; innocence.
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Kindliness.
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Origin of Candor

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin from candēre to shine kand- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin candor (“brightness, whiteness”), from candeō (“I shine”).

    From Wiktionary

Candor Sentence Examples

  • You must treat this matter with great candor.

  • She was never quite sure how to respond to Martha's candor though the two continued to be best of friends.

  • It is unusual to find a politician with candor in today's government.

  • Candor is an important virtue in life.

  • Danny can be quite blunt; he gives no consideration to others' feelings with his great candor.

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Words Starting With

CCACAN

Words Ending With

RORDOR

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candor

Words Starting With C and Ending With R

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With R