n.

1. Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness.
2. Freedom from prejudice; impartiality.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from candēre, to shine.]

n

Definition: complete honesty
Antonyms: artifice, deception, deviousness, falsehood, guile, lying

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IN BRIEF: The quality of frankness or outspokenness.

Candor is a compliment; it implies equality. It's how true friends talk. — Peggy Noonan.

Tutor's tip: The politician spoke with "candor" (honest speech) when he told them that the "condor" (large bird, a kind of vulture) needed protection.

Quotes:

"Gracious to all, to none subservient, Without offense he spoke the word he meant." - Thomas B. Aldrich

"Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you." - William Blake

"Candor is a proof of both a just frame of mind, and of a good tone of breeding. It is a quality that belongs equally to the honest man and to the gentleman." - James F. Cooper

"Frank and explicit -- that is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others." - Benjamin Disraeli

"Candor is the brightest gem of criticism." - Benjamin Disraeli

"There is no wisdom like frankness." - Benjamin Disraeli

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - åbenhed

Français (French)
n. - franchise

Deutsch (German)
n. - Offenheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ειλικρίνεια, ανυποκρισία

Italiano (Italian)
candore, franchezza, sincerità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - franqueza (f), honestidade (f), imparcialidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
откровенность, искренность

Español (Spanish)
n. - franqueza, sinceridad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uppriktighet

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
直率, 洁白, 公正

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 直率, 潔白, 公正

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 공정

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 虚心坦懐, 公平無私

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גילוי לב, הגינות‬

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