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candor

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can·dor  (kndr)
n.
1. Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness.
2. Freedom from prejudice; impartiality.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from candre, to shine; see kand- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.candor - ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
fair-mindedness, fairness, candour
impartiality, nonpartisanship - an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
2.candor - the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
candidness, candour, forthrightness, frankness, directness
honestness, honesty - the quality of being honest
ingenuousness - openly straightforward or frank


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That this remaining task may be executed under impressions conducive to a just and fair result, some reflections must in this place be indulged, which candor previously suggests.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
You will pardon my candor, but it is necessary that you understand my mental attitude toward this particular story--that you may credit that which fol-lows.
Pellucidar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Then the candor of the woman's whole existence, which every one might read, and which formed so striking a contrast to her own habitual reserve--this might have furnished a link.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
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