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Definition of “candour”

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candour or US candor(ˈkændə)

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noun

the quality of being open and honest; frankness
fairness; impartiality
obsolete purity or brightness

Word Origin

C17: from Latin candor, from candēre to be white, shine

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= honesty, simplicity, fairness, sincerity, impartiality, frankness, directness, truthfulness, outspokenness, forthrightness, straightforwardness, ingenuousness, artlessness, guilelessness, openness, unequivocalness, naïveté,

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