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Princeton's WordNet
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
Wiktionary
candornoun
whiteness; brilliance
candornoun
the state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression
candornoun
Impartiality
Etymology: From candor, from candeo
Webster Dictionary
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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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
The art of life is to show your hand. There is no diplomacy like candor. You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do. Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception.
I actually like his candor.
Last night was the first time he admitted it, that's an important moment of candor.
Theres simply no question that Chinas lack of candor to the world impacted the way the world was able to respond.
I appreciated Comey's candor, he was forthcoming. He wasn't apologetic.
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- честност, откровеност, искреност, безпристрастностBulgarian
- ærlighedDanish
- Freimut, Aufrichtigkeit, Offenheit, RedlichkeitGerman
- ειλικρίνειαGreek
- sincerecoEsperanto
- candorSpanish
- محبتPersian
- suoruus, vilpittömyysFinnish
- franchise, candeurFrench
- őszinteség, elfogulatlanság, nyíltságHungarian
- keterusteranganIndonesian
- candoreItalian
- 率直Japanese
- candorLatin
- openhartigheidDutch
- szczerość, bezstronność, uczciwość, otwartośćPolish
- franquezaPortuguese
- nepărtinireRomanian
- беспристрастность, честность, прямотаRussian
- நேர்மைTamil
- içtenlikTurkish
- شمعUrdu
- 坦诚Chinese
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