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Webster 1913 Edition


Candor

Can′dor

,
Noun.
[Written also
candour
.]
[L.
candor
, fr.
candëre
; cf. F.
candeur
. See
candid
.]
1.
Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence.
[Obs.]
Nor yor unquestioned integrity
Shall e’er be sullied with one taint or spot
That may take from your innocence and
candor
.
Massinger.
2.
A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.
Attribute superior sagacity and
candor
to those who held that side of the question.
Whewell.

Webster 1828 Edition


Candor

CANDOR

,
Noun.
Openness of heart; frankness; ingenuousness of mind; a disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from tricks or disguise; sincerity.

Definition 2024


candor

candor

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Noun

candor (usually uncountable, plural candors) (American)

  1. (obsolete) Whiteness; brilliance.
  2. The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
  3. Impartiality.

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Latin

Etymology

From candeō (shine, glitter; glow).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkan.dor/, [ˈkan.dɔr]

Noun

candor m (genitive candōris); third declension

  1. a dazzling or glossy whiteness; clearness, radiance, brightness
  2. fairness, beauty
  3. glow, heat
  4. (of speech) splendor, brilliance
  5. (of mind or character) frankness, openness, candor, purity

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative candor candōrēs
genitive candōris candōrum
dative candōrī candōribus
accusative candōrem candōrēs
ablative candōre candōribus
vocative candor candōrēs

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Spanish

Noun

candor m (plural candores)

  1. candor