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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
candor \can"dor\, n. written also candour. l. candor, fr.
cand"ere; cf. f. candeur. see candid.
1913 webster
1. whiteness; brightness; as applied to moral conditions
usullied purity; innocence. obs.
1913 webster
nor yor unquestioned integrity
shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot
that may take from your innocence and candor.
--massinger.
1913 webster
2. a disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom
from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.
1913 webster
attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who
held that side of the question. --whewell.
1913 webster
see also:
candour candid
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
candour
n 1: the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude
and speech syn: candor, candidness, frankness, forthrightness
2: ability to make judgments free from discrimination or
dishonesty syn: fairness, fair-mindedness, candor
ant: unfairness
see also:
candor candidness frankness forthrightness fairness fair-mindedness
unfairness
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