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candour
(ˈkændə) orcandor
n
1. the quality of being open and honest; frankness
2. fairness; impartiality
3. obsolete purity or brightness
[C17: from Latin candor, from candēre to be white, shine]
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Noun | 1. | candour - the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech honestness, honesty - the quality of being honest ingenuousness - openly straightforward or frank |
2. | candour - ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty impartiality, nonpartisanship - an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally |
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candour
noun honesty, simplicity, fairness, sincerity, impartiality, frankness, directness, truthfulness, outspokenness, forthrightness, straightforwardness, ingenuousness, artlessness, guilelessness, openness, unequivocalness, naïveté He spoke with disarming candour about his childhood.
prejudice, bias, cunning, subtlety, deceit, dishonesty, flattery, insincerity
prejudice, bias, cunning, subtlety, deceit, dishonesty, flattery, insincerity
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Translations
صَراحَه
nezaujatostupřímost
ærlighedoprigtighed
candour
elfogulatlanság
hreinskilni, heiîarleiki
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candour
, (US) candorn → Offenheit f, → Ehrlichkeit f
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candid
(ˈkӕndid) adjective saying just what one thinks, without hiding anything. Do you like my hairstyle? Be candid.
ˈcandidly adverbˈcandour (-də) noun
ˈcandidness noun
candid camera noun
the use of a hidden video camera to show people while they are being tricked as a joke.
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