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candour

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candour US, candor [ˈkændə]
n
1. the quality of being open and honest; frankness
2. fairness; impartiality
3. Obsolete purity or brightness
[from Latin candor, from candēre to be white, shine]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.candour - the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
candidness, forthrightness, frankness, candor, directness
honestness, honesty - the quality of being honest
ingenuousness - openly straightforward or frank
2.candour - ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
candor, fair-mindedness, fairness
impartiality, nonpartisanship - an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
candour
Translations
candour candor (US) [ˈkændəʳ] N → franqueza f, sinceridad f
candour [ˈkændər] (British) candor (US) n → franchise f, sincérité f
candour, (US) candor
n → Offenheit f, → Ehrlichkeit f
candour candor (Am) [ˈkændəʳ] n → candore m, franchezza, sincerità
candour candid
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As I walked by her side that May morning, I was only conscious of her voice and her exquisite girlhood; for though she talked with the APLOMB of a woman of the world, a passionate candour and simple ardour in her manner would have betrayed her, had her face not plainly declared her the incarnation of twenty.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
I have reason to imagine she did receive serious proposals from Sir James, but her removing to Langford immediately on the discovery of his attachment, must acquit her on that article with any mind of common candour.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
Things cannot too soon be put upon the footing,' said she, with a candour so demonstrative as to be almost obtrusive, 'that the person of the 'ouse is not a box nor yet a bundle, nor a carpet- bag.
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