Candor

Candor
Candor Can"dor, n. [Written also {candour}.] [L. candor, fr. cand["e]re; cf. F. candeur. See {candid}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions) usullied purity; innocence. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Nor yor unquestioned integrity Shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot That may take from your innocence and candor. --Massinger. [1913 Webster]

2. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity. [1913 Webster]

Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who held that side of the question. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Candor, NC — U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 825 Housing Units (2000): 299 Land area (2000): 1.193627 sq. miles (3.091480 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.193627 sq. miles (3.091480 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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