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fairness, fair-mindedness, candor, candournoun
ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightnessnoun
the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

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candornoun
whiteness; brilliance
candornoun
the state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression
candornoun
Impartiality
Etymology: From candor, from candeo

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candor
Candor refers to the quality of being open, honest, and straightforward in speech or expression; it means being free from bias, prejudice or malice. It is often associated with fairness and integrity in one's actions and dealings.

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Candornoun
whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence
Candornoun
a disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity
Etymology: [L. candor, fr. candre; cf. F. candeur. See candid.]

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Candor
Candor is a town in Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 840 at the 2010 census. Candor is the home of the North Carolina Peach Festival, which is held every year on the third Saturday of July. The town's welcome sign reads: Welcome to Candor. Peach Capital.

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Numerology

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of candor in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of candor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of candor in a Sentence

Vice President Pence:
Theres simply no question that Chinas lack of candor to the world impacted the way the world was able to respond.
Henry Harteveldt:
AirAsia will find that while it is tough to get the message across, people will appreciate their candor.
Joe Biden:
I know that the senator says she's for Bernie. Well I'm for Barack. I think Obamacare worked, this is about candor, honesty, big ideas.
John Drake:
In all candor, this shouldn't have happened, this mother and her children should not have been subjected to this type of behavior from a police department.
Adam Smith:
I have followed up on that hearing with a phone call to Secretary Shanahan, and he has provided more details on the increase. I appreciate his willingness to discuss it with me, but a phone call is not a substitute for transparency before Congress and public candor.

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^ Princeton's WordNet
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^ Wiktionary
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^ Webster Dictionary
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candor
^ Wikidata
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^ Usage in printed sources
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Translations for candor

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الصراحةArabic
честност, искреност, безпристрастност, откровеностBulgarian
ærlighedDanish
Aufrichtigkeit, Freimut, Offenheit, RedlichkeitGerman
ειλικρίνειαGreek
sincerecoEsperanto
candorSpanish
محبتPersian
suoruus, vilpittömyysFinnish
franchise, candeurFrench
candorIrish
स्पष्टवादिताHindi
elfogulatlanság, nyíltság, őszinteségHungarian
keterusteranganIndonesian
candoreItalian
כֵּנוּתHebrew
率直Japanese
솔직함Korean
candorLatin
openhartigheidDutch
otwartość, szczerość, uczciwość, bezstronnośćPolish
franquezaPortuguese
nepărtinireRomanian
прямота, честность, беспристрастностьRussian
நேர்மைTamil
içtenlikTurkish
شمعUrdu
sự thẳng thắnVietnamese
坦诚Chinese

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Frank Lively
Great service. I look forward to your site each day. CANDOR is a word whose definition should apply to more people and it does to me. The attitude of CANDOR, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness may be the opposite of political correctness which, I/M/O, is massively responsible for many of the time wasting, dangerous and dishonest acts of people. I believe we should call it as we see it. Too many good words have been highjacked from their true original meaning and used to dress up and mislead. GAY for example ('not that there is anything wrong with that. Oh, of course not.') at one time indicated happy and joyous for a wide census of the population, people were naming their girl children, Gay. That expression has come to mean something totally different and I venture not many people are named Gay Sarah xxxxxxxx.
I prefer to be CANDID rather than misleading. Thanks for all that you do to save and preserve the proper use of the English language. more »
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Your word s day is excellent, but I think it would benefit by also giving an example sentence . You’re doing great work
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