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candor

UK/ˈkæn.də(ɹ)/US/ˈkæn.dɚ/

candor noun: the state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.

Noun

candor (usually uncountable, plural candors)

  1. (US, usually) The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
    Antonyms:
    deception, fraud, lie
  2. (US, usually) Impartiality.
    Synonyms:
    equity, fairness
  3. (US, obsolete, usually) Whiteness; brilliance; purity.
    • Whilst thou didst keep thy Candor undefil'd,
      Deerly I lov'd thee; as my first-born child[…]1648, Robert Herrick, Hesperides, "To his Booke"

candor meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Persian

candor in Tamil

வெளிப்படைத்தன்மை, நடுநிலை, பாரபட்சமின்மை

candor in Bengali

সরলতা এবং সততা

candor in Malayalam

ആത്മാർത്ഥത

candor in Persian

sincere and open in speech, honesty in expression
خلوص xolus

Examples of candor in a sentence

  • It’s this kind of candor that has made DBC so popular with an almost cultlike following.
  • They admired in each other a brusque self-assurance and artless candor that others often perceived as arrogant.
  • "There are easier ways to make your mark," Lianne said with twinly candor.

All 11 example sentences with candor

Synonyms of candor

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Forms of candor

pluralcandors
alternative Canada UKcandour

Origin of candor

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

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Questions about candor

What does candor mean?
Candor means the state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
What is candor in Tamil?
Candor in Tamil is வெளிப்படைத்தன்மை, நடுநிலை, பாரபட்சமின்மை. See Candor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is candor?
Candor is a noun.
How do you pronounce candor?
Candor is pronounced /ˈkæn.də(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of candor?
The plural of candor is candors.

Words near candor in the dictionary

  1. Candoni
  2. candonid
  3. candonids
  4. candonine
  5. candonines
  6. candor
  7. Candor Tetrahedron
  8. candorless
  9. candors
  10. Candos
  11. candour

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Adapted from Wiktionary: candor (page history and authors); candor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Candor (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); candor (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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