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candour
/ ˈkændə /
noun
- the quality of being open and honest; frankness
- fairness; impartiality
- obsolete.purity or brightness
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Word History and Origins
Origin of candour1
C17: from Latin candor, from candēre to be white, shine
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Example Sentences
In fact, he says, with great candour and courage, that the early Bible conception of God is one which we cannot now accept.
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Mr. Pope greatly admired candour, and indeed I found myself that candour always told with the Committees.
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Truth, candour, courage and enthusiasm marked his character in a high degree.
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During the ingenuous apologia pro vita sua Miss Anne regarded him with her honest candour.
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Fortunately, childhood is protected by a resisting candour, by an enamel over which all impurities glide.
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