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candor

/ˈkæn.də(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈkæn.dɚ/ Canada, US
[ˈkɛən.dɚ] Canada, US
/ˈkæn.də(ɹ)/ Australia
[ˈkɛːn.də(ɹ)] Australia
/ˈkɛn.də(ɹ)/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ændə(ɹ)

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

noun candors · candour

US, uncountable, usually The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
Similar: frankness, honesty, sincerity, parrhesia · Opposite: deception, fraud, lie
US, uncountable, usually Impartiality.
Similar: equity, fairness
US, obsolete, uncountable, usually Whiteness; brilliance; purity. Whilst thou didst keep thy Candor undefil'd, Deerly I lov'd thee; as my first-born child[…]

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noun sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression

Español	candor
日本語	率直 sotchoku, 正直 shōjiki
中文	坦率 tǎnshuài, 直率 zhíshuài
Português	franqueza
Français	candeur
Deutsch	Aufrichtigkeit, Freimut, Redlichkeit, Ehrlichkeit, Offenheit, Freimütigkeit
Ελληνικά	ειλικρίνεια eilikríneia, ευθύτητα efthýtita
Русский	прямота́ prjamotá, че́стность čéstnostʹ

noun impartiality

日本語	公平無私 kouhei mushi
Deutsch	Offenheit, Unparteilichkeit, Neutralität
Ελληνικά	αμεροληψία amerolipsía
Русский	беспристрастность bespristrastnostʹ

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@misc{candor_2026,
  title = {candor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/candor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}